Section 12 Chapter 70 - Function Application

Question 1

Higher order function

Answer 1

A function that takes another function as a parameter or returns a function as a result (or both)

Question 2

How many parameters can a function have

Answer 2

only 1

Question 3

How are functions that seem to have multiple parameters evaluated

Answer 3

New functions are created that all feed into each other. Each of these functions has one parameter and returns one value

Question 4

Partial Function Application

Answer 4

Decomposing multi argument functions into smaller functions with one argument each that are fed into each other

Question 5

Map

Answer 5

Applies a given function to each element of a list and returns a list of results

Question 6

Filter

Answer 6

Processes a list to return only the elements that meet a certain criteria

Question 7

Fold/Reduce

Answer 7

Reduces a list of values to a single value by repeatedly applying a combining function to the values in the list