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pure function

in programming, function that does not interact with global state
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pure function

Summary

pure function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pure function's subclass of is recorded as function[2].
  • pure function's has use is recorded as unit testing[3].
  • pure function's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dwnw7[4].
  • pure function's facet of is recorded as purely functional programming[5].
  • pure function's has characteristic is recorded as determinism[6].
  • pure function's has characteristic is recorded as referential transparency[7].
  • pure function's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780138546[8].
  • pure function's does not have effect is recorded as side effect[9].
  • pure function's does not have effect is recorded as input/output[10].

Why It Matters

pure function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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