is said to have first-class functions if it treats functions as first-class citizens. This means the language supports passing functions as arguments to...

passed as an argument, returned from a function, and assigned to a variable. The concept of first- and second-class objects was introduced by Christopher...

programming First class (computing), a concept in data modeling First-class function First-class object, a concept in programming FirstClass, e-mail and...

procedure), returns a function or value as its result. All other functions are first-order functions. In mathematics higher-order functions are also termed...

languages with first-class functions, where they fulfil the same role for the function type as literals do for other data types. Anonymous functions originate...

lexical closure or function closure, is a technique for implementing lexically scoped name binding in a language with first-class functions. Operationally...

of a function is a property measured by the number of continuous derivatives (differentiability class) it has over its domain. A function of class C k...

be achieved by mechanisms such as the native function pointer, the first-class function, classes or class instances in object-oriented programming languages...

support first-class function objects and may even make significant use of them. Functional programming languages additionally support closures, i.e. first-class...

Currying Exponential object, category-theoretic equivalent First-class function Function space, set-theoretic equivalent Pierce, Benjamin C. (2002)....

a concave function is any function for which the hypograph is convex. The class of concave functions is in a sense the opposite of the class of convex...

continuous function over the domain of the function f {\textstyle f} . Generally speaking, f is said to be of class C k {\displaystyle C^{k}} if its first k {\displaystyle...

produced the call to the current function, or to a function that has previously exited. One can think of a first-class continuation as saving the execution...

later. Such a function can always be defined but languages with first-class functions make it easier. The ability to easily compose functions encourages...

collectively referred to as non-union classes) that has data and functions (also called member variables and member functions) as its members whose access is...

incorporates built-in data types and structures, control flow mechanisms, first-class functions, and modules for better code reusability and organization. Python...

funarg problem (function argument problem) refers to the difficulty in implementing first-class functions (functions as first-class objects) in programming...

In statistical learning theory, a learnable function class is a set of functions for which an algorithm can be devised to asymptotically minimize the expected...

running state of the program. In functional programming, functions are treated as first-class citizens, meaning that they can be bound to names (including...

} Functors, or function objects, are similar to function pointers, and can be used in similar ways. A functor is an object of a class type that implements...

function pointers. However, function pointers are not a sufficient condition for functions to be first class datatypes, because a function is a first...

due to their complexity. Delegate (object-oriented programming) First-class function Shroff & Smith Shroff & Smith Shroff & Smith Susumu Nishimura (1998)...

smooth functions v i j {\displaystyle v_{i}^{j}} . This can be done globally, using a partition of unity. Then, we say we have an irreducible first-class constraint...

object). See First-class function for further insight into functions as objects, which qualifies as one form of first-class function. For example, in an...

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such as System F-sub. Since type-theoretical records may contain first-class function-typed fields in addition to data, they can express many features...

of first-class functions and higher-order functions in functional programming languages. Specifically, the invoker object is a higher-order function of...

It has dynamic typing, prototype-based object-orientation, and first-class functions. It is multi-paradigm, supporting event-driven, functional, and...

of functional programming, such as first-class functions and higher-order functions. However, a first-class function need not be purely functional, as...

elliptic functions are elliptic functions that take a particularly simple form. They are named for Karl Weierstrass. This class of functions are also...