structural

Word parts

structure + -al

Adjective

Positive structural

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Structural changes, problems, damage, etc. are related to the structure of something.

   Repainting the house is easy, but the structural damage will be harder to fix.

   The whole system has undergone significant structural changes in the last 20 years.

2. (mathematics) (statistics) A structural equation model is a statistical method that uses equations to understand how different things are related to each other, include both things we can measure and things we cannot directly see.

Related words

• structure
• structurally