Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having a well-defined structure or organization; highly organized.
  • adjective Arranged in a definite pattern.
  • adjective Psychology Having a limited number of correct or nearly correct answers. Used of a test.
  • adjective Of or relating to a financial security that uses a complex or unusual financial structure, usually including derivatives, to provide regular interest payments and exposure to specific risks.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Biol.) Having a definite organic structure; showing differentiation of parts.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective having structure; organized
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of structure.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective resembling a living organism in organization or development
  • adjective having definite and highly organized structure

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Examples

  • However, Fauci noted that at least a dozen different teams around the world are studying the approach - which he calls structured intermittent therapy - and it will be at least a year before doctors know whether it is safe.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • She said her academic success stemmed from her teachers and her classes, which she called structured and challenging.

    Morning Sentinel News 2010

  • Q: This gets us back to a middle ground of what you describe as structured human decisions.

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  • Q: This gets us back to a middle ground of what you describe as structured human decisions.

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  • Q: This gets us back to a middle ground of what you describe as structured human decisions.

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  • Q: This gets us back to a middle ground of what you describe as structured human decisions.

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  • Q: This gets us back to a middle ground of what you describe as structured human decisions.

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  • “Many flounder without precise guidelines but thrive in structured situations that provide clearly defined rules.”

    How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America 2010

  • A program like Medicare, for instance, as currently structured, is likely to growth dramatically regardless of tax receipt, economic trends, or tax rates.

    The Deficit Argument, II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • “Many flounder without precise guidelines but thrive in structured situations that provide clearly defined rules.”

    How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America 2010

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