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Algorithms & data structures
The optimization of programming methods and organization of information to achieve a desired result more efficiently.
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Hash function
Computer science; Algorithms & data structures
A function that maps keys to integers, usually to get an even distribution on a smaller set of values.
Total function
Computer science; Algorithms & data structures
A function which is defined for all inputs of the right type, that is, for all of a domain.
Predicate
Computer science; Algorithms & data structures
A function that returns true or false. Conceptually it tests for a condition.
Associative
Computer science; Algorithms & data structures
A function where f(A, f(B, C)) = f(f(A, B), C).
