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In [[engineering and philosophy]], '''functional decomposition''' is the process of resolving a [[Function (mathematics)|functional]] relationship into its constituent parts in such a way that the original function can be reconstructed (i.e., recomposed) from those parts by [[function composition]].

This process of decomposition may be undertaken to gain insight into the identity of the constituent components which may reflect individual physical processes of interest. Also functional decomposition may result in a compressed representation of the global function, a task which is feasible only when the constituent processes possess a certain level of ''modularity'' (i.e., independence or non-interaction).