Functional - in Mathematics and Computer Science

In Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Functional (mathematics), a term applied to certain scalar-valued functions in mathematics and computer science.
    • Functional analysis
    • Linear functional, a type of functional often simply called a functional in the context of functional analysis
  • Higher-order function, also called a functional, a function that takes other functions as arguments
  • In an ontology, "functional" is a property or relation that can only hold a single value for a given individual
  • Functional programming, a programming paradigm based on mathematical functions rather than changes in variable states

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