4.12.1.3 Function application.md

Function Application

Know that function application means a function applied to its arguments.

What is function application?

Function application is the the process of giving particular inputs to a function.

Example

add (x, y)

add (3,4)

In the above example, the add function is applied to the arguments 3 and 4.

Additional Information

Although we would say that function add takes two arguments, in fact it takes only one argument, which is a pair, for example (3,4).