Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

higher-order function

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: high-er-order -func-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

higher-order functions (plural)

Synonyms

HOF

Questions

What does higher-order function mean?: A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result.

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