partial application

noun

The process of fixing a number of arguments to a function, producing another function of smaller arity.

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Meanings

nounpartial application (countable and uncountable, plural partial applications)

plural partial applications

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe process of fixing a number of arguments to a function, producing another function of smaller arity.
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partial application. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partial%20application

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“partial application.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partial%20application. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “partial application,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partial%20application.

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