In Common Usage. emphases is one of the 10000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary.
structure. n. 1. a complex construction or entity. 2. the arrangement and interrelationship of parts in a construction, such as a building. 3. the manner of construction or organization: the structure of society.
(used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or data, and that, by use of mathematical theories of probability, imposes order and regularity on aggregates of more or less disparate elements.