applicative language
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applicative language
[′ap·lə‚kād·iv ′laŋ·gwij] (computer science)
A programming language in which functions are repeatedly applied to the results of other functions and, in its pure form, there are no statements, only expressions without side effects.
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applicative language
(language)A functional language. Sometimes used loosely
for any declarative language though logic programming
languages are declarative but not applicative.
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