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...rivative]], also a function. Higher-order functions should not be confused with other uses of the word "functor" throughout mathematics, see [[Functor (dis ...ived, higher-order functions that take one function as argument are values with types of the form <math>(\tau_1\to\tau_2)\to\tau_3</math>. ...

...s the ability to create multiple [[subprogram|functions]] of the same name with different implementations. Calls to an overloaded function will run a speci ...arameter]], whereas the former does not require a parameter, and is called with an empty parameter field. A common error would be to assign a default value ...

Consider the following example in mathematical [[set-builder notation]]. In this annotated version of the example: ...

...nt]]s (IDEs).<ref>Server mode command-line: <code>haxe --wait [host:]port</code></ref> ...208134720/http://ncannasse.fr/blog/haxe_interview |url-status=dead}}</ref> Code written in Haxe can be [[source-to-source compiler|compiled]] into [[JavaSc ...

...[[JVM]]-based language ([[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[JRuby]], [[Clojure]], etc.), hiding the underlying complexity of [[MapReduce]] jobs. It is op ...hadoop-and-cascading/ Blog post by Etsy describing their use of Cascading with Hadoop]</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2013}} Developers use Cas ...

For example, the expression "5 mod 2" evaluates to 1, because 5 divided by 2 has a [[qu Although typically performed with {{math|''a''}} and {{math|''n''}} both being [[integer]]s, many computing s ...

...tements which also pass parameters, and can be uniformly coded as [machine code] JUMP instructions."<ref name="aim-443" /> ...Generator.html#sibling-call-optimization|title=The LLVM Target-Independent Code Generator — LLVM 7 documentation|website=llvm.org}}</ref> ...

...e referred to as "contracts", in accordance with a [[conceptual metaphor]] with the conditions and obligations of business contracts. ...fore, or while, processing the ''client component'''s request) and replies with a suitable error message if not. ...

...allows computing representations of mathematical objects to be manipulated with the same syntax as on paper. ...nction calls. For example, consider variables {{code|a}}, {{code|b}} and {{code|c}} of some user-defined type, such as [[Matrix (mathematics)|matrices]]: ...

...ave submitted code samples from various programming languages. When adding code samples, *please* include no extraneous characters or symbols that are not ...le to compile without error, when copied and pasted directly into a source code file. ...

...a system used and further developed by both scientists and artists working with sound. It is a [[dynamic programming language]] providing a framework for [ Starting with version 3, the SuperCollider environment has been split into two components ...

...; they are treated like ordinary [[variable (computer science)|variable]]s with a [[function type]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Implementation of Lua 5. ...ich the use of [[higher-order function]]s is a standard practice. A simple example of a higher-ordered function is the ''[[map (higher-order function)|map]]'' ...

{{Short description|Validating the behavior of isolated source code}} ...e''' testing, is a form of [[software testing]] by which isolated [[source code]] is tested to validate expected behavior.<ref name="kolawa">{{cite book | ...

...the object's state appears unchanging from an external point of view. For example, an object that uses <!-- ...re by default immutable, and must be explicitly marked with <code>mutable</code> to be so. ...

...nterpreted contents of the remaining arguments, and outputs the result.|An example call to the printf function]] ...format specifier found. A format specifier starts with a [[percent sign|{{code|%}}]] character and has one or more following characters that specify how t ...

...nnaire-Sergeant |first=Ambrose |title=A Practical Optional Type System for Clojure|publisher=The University of Western Australia |year=2012}}</ref> [[Rust (pr ...ess-date=2011-08-15}}</ref> and set of tools supporting development on and with Racket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Racket |url=http://docs.racket-lan ...

...code in the function is executed by ''calling'' it – executing a piece of code that references its ''name''. This transfers control temporarily to the cal ...e at the function call site is not sufficient for identifying the block of code to be executed. Instead, the number and type of the arguments to the functi ...

...ord spotting]], [[computational linguistics]], and [[bioinformatics]]. For example, in [[speech-to-text]] (speech recognition), the acoustic signal is treated ...sonal History]</ref> It has, however, a history of [[multiple invention]], with at least seven independent discoveries, including those by Viterbi, [[Needl ...

...stituent parts, building up a return value. Typically, a fold is presented with a combining [[Subroutine|function]], a top [[Node (computer science)|node]] ...cture, whereas a fold recursively breaks that structure down, replacing it with the results of applying a combining function at each node on its [[Terminal ...