listless
In functional programming, a property of a function which allows it to be combined with other functions in a way that eliminates intermediate data structures, especially lists.
Phil Wadler's thesis gives the conditions for a function to be in listless form: each input list is traversed only once, one element at a time, from left to right. Each output list is generated once, one element at a time, from left to right. No other lists are generated or traversed. Not all functions can be expressed in listless form (e.g. reverse).Last updated: 1995-02-22
Nearby terms:
list comprehension ♦ List Enhanced ♦ listless ♦ Listproc ♦ lists ♦ Listserv
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