Structure (disambiguation)

The structure of a thing is how the parts of it relate to each other, how it is "assembled".

Structure may also refer to:

Architecture

 * Architectural structure, a man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy
 * Building
 * Nonbuilding structure
 * Building (disambiguation)

Engineering

 * Structural engineering
 * Structural analysis, the study of the strength and properties of structures

Biology

 * Canopy (biology) structure, organization or three-dimensional geometry of a plant canopy
 * Community (ecology) structure, ecological organization of a biological community
 * Structure (journal), a scientific journal describing protein structures
 * Structure, a journal on form and function in modern biology

Chemistry

 * Chemical structure, the spatial arrangement of atoms and bonds in a molecule
 * Protein structure
 * The spatial arrangement of ions, atoms, or molecules in condensed matter
 * Crystal structure
 * Structure of liquids and glasses

Mathematics

 * Mathematical structure on a set, additional mathematical objects that in some manner attach to the set, making it easier to visualize or work with, or endowing the collection with meaning or significance
 * Algebraic structure, the systems that are studied in universal algebra
 * Structure (mathematical logic), the algebraic structures studied in model theory
 * Structure constants, defining a Lie algebra or an algebra over a field
 * Structuralism (philosophy of mathematics), a theory in the philosophy of mathematics that holds that mathematical theories describe structures of mathematical objects

Social sciences and linguistics

 * Structuralism, the theory that elements of human culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or structure
 * Structural linguistics, an approach to linguistics originating from the work of Ferdinand de Saussure, a part of the overall approach of structuralism
 * Deep structure and surface structure, concepts in linguistics, specifically the study of syntax in the Chomskyan tradition
 * Social structure, a pattern of social arrangements in society
 * Structural functionalism, a theory of society as a system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
 * Functional structuralism, a theory of society that deduces structure from function
 * Structural anthropology, a theory of social structure in primitive societies, strongly associated with the work of Claude Lévi Strauss
 * Biogenetic structuralism, a theory of anthropology grounded in neuroscience
 * Structuration theory, a theory of social systems based in the analysis of both structure and agents
 * Structure and agency, two confronted theories about human behaviour
 * Base and superstructure, two parts of a Marxist analysis of society
 * Structural Marxism, an approach to Marxism based on structuralism, associated with Louis Althusser
 * Structuralism (architecture), a structuralist critique of architecture
 * Structuralist film theory, a branch of film theory rooted in structuralism
 * Post-structuralism, the theory that structuralism evolved into

Literature

 * Dramatic structure, the way dramatic works, such as plays or films, are organized
 * Narrative structure, the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer

Finance

 * Financial structure, the area of finance dealing with monetary decisions that business enterprises make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions
 * Capital structure, the way a corporation finances its assets through a combination of equity, debt, or hybrid securities
 * Structured finance, a sector of finance created to help provide increased liquidity or funding sources to markets

Music

 * Musical structure (disambiguation)
 * Structure (Terri Lyne Carrington, Jimmy Haslip, Greg Osby, and Adam Rogers album), 2004
 * Structure (Water from Your Eyes album), 2021
 * Structures (John Abercrombie album), 2006
 * Structures (Boulez), composition
 * Structures (John Digweed album), 2010
 * Structures (band), a Canadian metalcore band

Other uses

 * Structural art, examples of structural engineering that attain excellence in the three areas of efficiency, economy, and elegance
 * Large-scale structure of the cosmos
 * Structural geology, the three dimensional distribution of rock bodies and their planar or folded surfaces, and their internal fabrics
 * Data structure, a way of storing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently
 * The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, a 1962 book by Thomas Kuhn on the history of science
 * Structure, the former name for the Express Men clothing brand
 * New Structure, a political party in Greece