applicative language

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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