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higher-order function

mathematical function that takes one or more functions as an input or that outputs a function
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higher-order function

Summary

higher-order function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • higher-order function's subclass of is recorded as function[2].
  • higher-order function's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kft1[3].
  • higher-order function's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Higher-order functions[4].
  • higher-order function's different from is recorded as functional[5].
  • higher-order function's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 168106702[6].
  • higher-order function's PlanetMath ID is recorded as HigherorderFunction[7].
  • higher-order function's KBpedia ID is recorded as HigherOrderFunction[8].
  • higher-order function's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 고차 함수[9].

Why It Matters

higher-order function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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