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functional programming

programming paradigm based on applying and composing functions
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functional programming

Summary

functional programming is a programming paradigm[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of programming_paradigm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,279 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • functional programming's instance of is recorded as programming paradigm[3].
  • functional programming's instance of is recorded as computer science term[4].
  • functional programming is a type of declarative programming[5].
  • functional programming's Commons category is recorded as Functional programming[6].
  • functional programming's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Functional programming[7].
  • functional programming's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/functional-programming[8].
  • functional programming's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/functional-programming[9].
  • functional programming's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].
  • functional programming's Mastodon instance URL is recorded as https://functional.cafe[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include programming paradigm[3] and computer science term[4]. functional programming is a type of declarative programming[5].

Why It Matters

functional programming ranks in the top 5% of programming_paradigm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,279 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

It has been cited as an influence by Prograph[14], a programming language[15], founded in 1983[16].

FAQs

Who did functional programming influence?

functional programming has been cited as an influence by Prograph[14].

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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . functional.cafe. Retrieved . functional.cafe. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → programming paradigm, computer science term
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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