Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first-class continuation

/ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: first-class con-tin-u-a-tion
IPA: /ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

29

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.

Example Sentences

"Bruce F. Duba; David Macqueen (January 1991), “Typing First-Class Continuations in ML”, in Journal of Functional Programming, volume 3, number 4, →DOI: “First-class continuations are a simple and natural way to provide access to the flow of evaluation in functional languages.”"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
British English: /ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Inflected Forms

first-class continuations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

second-class continuation

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce first-class continuation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/.
What does first-class continuation mean?: A continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.

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