What is Structure?
[[File:Stylised atom with three Bohr model orbits and stylised nucleus.png|thumb|155px|Schematic [[atom]]ic structure]] In science, '''structure''' is a fundamental [[concept]]. It means the arrangement of parts. Examples are the [[Organ (anatomy)|organs]] in a body, or [[crystals]] in a [[substance]] like [[granite]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ardictionary.com/Structure/16906 |title=Accurate and Reliable Dictionary |access-date=2011-03-06 |archive-date=2011-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707160139/http://ardictionary.com/Structure/16906 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A structure may refer to [[building]]s, [[machine]]s and similar things made by people as well as to a [[Rock (geology)|rock]] or a [[mineral]], [[atom]]s or [[sentence]]s. It always reflects the [[hierarchy]] of its parts. ==Related pages== *[[Structural engineering]] *For [[structuralism]], see [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} [[Category:Chemistry]] [[Category:Engineering]] [[Category:Geology]] [[Category:Linguistics]] [[Category:Physics]] [[Category:Systems]]