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"applicative" vs."functional"Is there any difference between the terms "applicative" and "functional" when applied to programming languages? As far as I can see from googling a bit, the answer is no, they are used interchangeably, although perhaps applicative is used less frequently. Does applicative reduction order imply strictness? If so, wouldn't it be sensible to have "applicative" to mean "strict functional"? And perhaps "normative" for "nonstrict functional" (assuming normal reduction order implies non-strictness)? Oh well, even if that were a sensible distinction, I guess the ship has sailed. By bdenckla at 2005-06-23 03:02 | LtU Forum | previous forum topic | next forum topic | other blogs | 10817 reads
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