Procedural may refer to:
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Procedural generation
In computing, procedural generation is a method of creating data algorithmically as opposed to manually, typically through a combination of human-generated assets and algorithms coupled with computer-generated randomness and processing power. In ...
, a term used in computer graphics applications
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Procedural knowledge
Procedural knowledge (also known as knowing-how, and sometimes referred to as practical knowledge, imperative knowledge, or performative knowledge) is the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task. Unlike descriptive knowledge (also kno ...
, the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task
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Procedural law
Procedural law, adjective law, in some jurisdictions referred to as remedial law, or rules of court, comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil, lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings. The rules a ...
, a legal concept
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Procedural memory, a cognitive science concept
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Procedural programming
Procedural programming is a programming paradigm, derived from imperative programming, based on the concept of the '' procedure call''. Procedures (a type of routine or subroutine) simply contain a series of computational steps to be carrie ...
, a computer programming concept
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Procedural (genre)
Procedural may refer to:
*Procedural generation, a term used in computer graphics applications
*Procedural knowledge, the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task
*Procedural law, a legal concept
*Procedural memory, a cognitive science ...
, a type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail. For example:
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Police procedural
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eit ...
, a subgenre of detective fiction
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Procedural drama
A procedural or procedural drama is a cross-genre type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail. A documentary film may also be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative interest.
Television pro ...
, a genre of television programming
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Procedural democracy, a democracy focussing on (electoral) procedures
See also
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Procedure (disambiguation)
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