side-effect-free

adjective

Of a function, operation, or expression, producing no observable changes beyond their primary output or return value.

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Meanings

adjectiveside-effect-free (comparative more side-effect-free, superlative most side-effect-free)

comparative more side-effect-free · superlative most side-effect-free

  1. computingOf a function, operation, or expression, producing no observable changes beyond their primary output or return value.

Origin

From side effect + -free.

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APA

side-effect-free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-effect-free

MLA

“side-effect-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-effect-free. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side-effect-free,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-effect-free.

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