higher-order function

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higher-order function

noun higher-order functions

A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result. A higher-order function is a function that operates on other functions instead of on data values. Some of these take data arguments and manufacture functions to order; others, like the imap() function of Chapter 4, transform one function into another one.
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noun high-order function

Deutsch	Funktion höherer Ordnung

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@misc{higher_order_function_2026,
  title = {higher-order function},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/higher-order%20function},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}