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struc·tured

 (strŭk′chərd)
adj.
1.
a. Having a well-defined structure or organization; highly organized: a structured environment.
b. Arranged in a definite pattern.
2. Psychology Having a limited number of correct or nearly correct answers. Used of a test.
3. 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.
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structured

(ˈstrʌktʃəd)
adj
1. having a distinct physical shape or form, often provided by an internal structure
2. planned in broad outline; organized: structured play for preschoolers.
3. having a definite predetermined pattern; rigid: structured hierarchy.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.structured - having definite and highly organized structure; "a structured environment"
organized - formed into a structured or coherent whole
unstructured - lacking definite structure or organization; "an unstructured situation with no one in authority"; "a neighborhood gang with a relatively unstructured system"; "children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure"; "unstructured inkblots"
2.structured - resembling a living organism in organization or development; "society as an integrated whole"
integrated
organic - being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms; "organic life"; "organic growth"; "organic remains found in rock"
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Translations

structured

[ˈstrʌktʃəd] ADJ → estructurado
structured activity → actividad f estructurada
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structured

[ˈstrʌktʃərd] adj → structuré(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

structured

adj programme → strukturiert; approach → durchdacht; essay → sorgfältig gegliedert; society → durchorganisiert, strukturiert; highly structured (society) → stark gegliedert; novel etc → sorgfältig (auf)gebaut or gegliedert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

structured

adj estructurado; a more structured environment..un ambiente más estructurado
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Furnham (1994) noted that preference for certainty or unambiguous situations may increase the likelihood of affinity to structured elements in learning contexts, such as arriving at one solution (versus consideration of many), rigid dichotomization, and desire for premature closure.
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In fact, the TDM program component UW administrators are most proud of is the construction of Kohl Center, which holds more than 17,000 people, but which only required 300 new structured parking spaces and 300 new surface parking spaces.
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