Composition and Currying in Functional Languages

Q. How can two functions be combined to create a new function?

A. By composition. h(x) = g(f(x))

Q. How can a function and one value be combined to create a new function?

A. By currying.

h(x) = f(a, x)

h2(x, y) = f2(a, x, y)

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