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Meaning of higher-order function | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result.

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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