procedurally

Procedurally is the adverb form of procedural, meaning performed according to a procedure, process, or set of rules. It describes actions or outcomes produced by following a defined sequence of steps or established methods. The term appears in everyday language and in technical contexts, signaling adherence to a prescribed method rather than ad hoc or spontaneous action.

In computing, procedurally often refers to procedural generation, a technique in which content is created algorithmically rather than manually authored. Content is generated by code using inputs such as seeds, randomness, and deterministic functions; when the same seed and parameters are used, the result is procedurally reproducible. Procedural generation is applied to landscapes, levels, textures, models, and other assets, enabling large or infinite variations with relatively small data footprints. Common methods include noise functions (such as Perlin or Simplex noise), recursion, symbolic grammar systems, and procedural textures.

In game development and digital art, procedural workflows allow designers to define rules and dependencies, producing complex results from simple specifications. In governance and law, procedurally can describe compliance with due process or the correct execution of formal procedures, as in phrases like procedurally fair or procedurally correct. The adverb emphasizes that outcomes result from the procedure itself, not from subjective decisions or handcrafted exceptions.

Related topics include procedural generation and due process, illustrating how procedurally describes both algorithmic content creation and rule-based execution across different domains.