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| Date | Sun, 5 Jul 2015 15:37:56 -0500 |
| From | Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> |
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| Subject | Re: (side-)effects and ... |
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On 2015-07-05 15:36, Tim Chase wrote: > On 2015-07-05 20:29, Stefan Ram wrote: > > But why do we not have a common and well-known term for > > the counterpart, that something does not modify the state > > of the world, but that the state of the world does > > influence the value (behaviour) of a call such as > > »datetime.datetime.now().time()«? > > I believe the term is "idempotent" > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idempotent_function#Computer_science_meaning Though I've also heard the term "pure function" for a similar meaning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_function -tkc
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