functional programming

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functional programming

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  1. uncountable Programming in a style that, in lieu of assignment, uses procedure calls to bind variables to values, so that referential transparency is preserved.

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noun programming paradigm

日本語関数プログラミング kansū-puroguramingu
中文函數式程式設計 /函数式程式设计 hánshùshì chéngshì shèjì, 函數式編程 /函数式编程 hánshùshì biānchéng, 泛函編程 /泛函编程
Deutschfunktionale Programmierung
Românăprogramare funcțională
Русскийфункциональное программирование funkcionalʹnoje programmirovanije
עבריתתכנות פונקציונלי tikhnút funktsyonáli

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@misc{functional_programming_2026,
  title = {functional programming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/functional%20programming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}