STRUCTURE

For specific meanings of structure in specific fields, see structure (disambiguation).

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The structure of something is how the parts of it relate to each other, how it is "put together". This contrasts with process, which is how the thing works; but process requires a viable structure.

A structure is thus the collection of its parts and the relationship between that parts.

Both reality and language have structure. One of the goals of general semantics, and of science, is to create and use language the structure of which accurately parallels the structure of reality.

See also

• Social sciences
  • Social structure
  • Political structure
  • Structuralism
  • Theory of structuration
  • Hierarchy
  • Structural violence
  • Infrastructure
  • Deep structure
  • General semantics
• Computer science
  • Data model
  • Refactoring
  • Network architecture
• Reality
  • Consciousness
• Mathematics
  • Abstract structure
  • Structure (mathematical logic)
  • Mathematical structure
  • Discrete space
• Form
  • Chemical structure
    • Structural formula
  • Architecture
    • Hyperboloid structure
  • Nonbuilding structure
  • Tree structure
  • Structural failure
  • Structural geology
  • Tent
  • Truss
  • Dormer
  • Musical form
• Content
  • Composition
  • Text encoding
  • Parser
• People
  • Alfred Korzybski
• Lists, including ordered lists