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Quote: referential transparency--the result of a function is solely dependent on its arguments; a pure functional language

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Topic:
functional programming
Topic:
referential transparency
Topic:
safe use of pointers

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In a pure [functional] language the result of … This key property is called referential transparency. … [p. 26] A CLEAN programmer can explicitly pass around … manner such that no violation of referential transparency … A function is said to have an argument … of the function. [Uses '*' to indicate a unique type] … One can only create a unique object out …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: CLEAN maintains referential transparency of mutable arguments by guaranteeing unique references; e.g., via a copy

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