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  • 1Fold (higher-order function) — In functional programming, fold, also known variously as reduce, accumulate, compress or inject, is a family of higher order functions that process a data structure in some order and build up a return value. Typically, a fold deals with two… …

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  • 2Map (higher-order function) — In many programming languages, map is the name of a higher order function that applies a given function to each element of a list, returning a list of results. They are examples of both catamorphisms and anamorphisms. This is often called apply… …

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  • 3Filter (higher-order function) — In functional programming, filter is a higher order function that processes a data structure (typically a list) in some order to produce a new data structure containing exactly those elements of the original data structure for which a given… …

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  • 4Higher-order function — In mathematics and computer science, higher order functions or functionals are functions which do at least one of the following: *take one or more functions as an input *output a function.In mathematics these are also known as operators or… …

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  • 5higher-order function — noun A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result …

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  • 6Function composition — For function composition in computer science, see function composition (computer science). g ∘ f, the composition of f and g. For example, (g ∘ f)(c) = #. In mathematics, function composition is the application of one function to the resul …

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  • 7Function space — In mathematics, a function space is a set of functions of a given kind from a set X to a set Y . It is called a space because in many applications, it is a topological space or a vector space or both. ExamplesFunction spaces appear in various… …

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  • 8Order of the Garter — Arms of the Order of the Garter Awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom …

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  • 9Order of the Thistle — Insignia of a Knight of the Order of the Thistle Awarded by the Queen of the United Kingdom Type …

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  • 10Order of Preachers —     Order of Preachers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Preachers     As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the… …

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