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currying

transforming a function in such a way that it only takes a single argument
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currying

Summary

currying is a concept[1]. currying draws 911 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #152 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • currying is credited with the discovery of Gottlob Frege[3].
  • currying's instance of is recorded as concept[4].
  • currying's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[5].
  • Haskell Curry is named after currying[6].
  • currying is a type of partial application[7].
  • currying's facet of is recorded as computer science[8].
  • currying's glossary entry at Wikipedia URL is recorded as https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:Glossary#curry[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include concept[4] and mathematical concept[5]. currying is a type of partial application[7].

Origins

Haskell Curry is named after currying[6].

Why It Matters

currying draws 911 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #152 of 912).[2] currying has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] currying is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

computer science Gottlob Frege Haskell Curry

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 25d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Glossary entry at wikipedia url → https://abstract.wikipedia.org/wiki/f:Special:MyLanguage/WF:
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 9405, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Currying`"
  2. 12w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → computer science
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → partial application
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q92611]]"
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