higher-order function

A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result.

Noun

  1. A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result.
    • A higher-order function is a function that operates on other functions instead of on data values. Some of these take data arguments and manufacture functions to order; others, like the imap() function of Chapter 4,...

    Synonyms: HOF

Forms

higher-order functions