functional language meaning

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<language> A language that supports and encourages functional programming.

• algebraic logic functional language:    [Computer]<lang ...
• functional programming language:    [Computer]<lang ...
• persistent functional language:    [Computer]<func ...

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1. drawing application in functional language scheme
2. xslt is a functional language rather than a procedural one
3. "pure " functional languages eschew side-effects
4. object-oriented languages are outgrowths of functional languages
5. notice, however, that python unlike many functional languages does