2010-05-07 02:56:43 +00:00
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(defn raise-to-the-tenth-power [n]
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(Math/pow n 10))
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2010-02-09 04:57:08 +00:00
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(meditations
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"Functions are often defined before they are used"
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2010-05-07 02:56:43 +00:00
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(= __ (raise-to-the-tenth-power 2))
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2010-02-09 04:57:08 +00:00
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"But they can also be defined inline"
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2010-05-07 02:56:43 +00:00
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(= __ ((fn [n] (Math/pow n __)) 2))
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2010-02-09 04:57:08 +00:00
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"Or using even shorter syntax"
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2010-05-07 02:56:43 +00:00
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(= __ (#(Math/pow % 10) __))
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2010-02-09 04:57:08 +00:00
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2010-05-07 02:56:43 +00:00
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"One function can beget another"
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2010-05-27 01:54:29 +00:00
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(= __ ((fn []
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((fn [a b] (__ a b))
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4 5))))
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2010-02-09 04:57:08 +00:00
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"Higher-order functions take function arguments"
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2010-05-07 03:07:07 +00:00
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(= 25 (___
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(fn [n] (* n n)))))
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