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Functions date back several centuries and are some of the most widely used techniques in mathematics [Hod05] [Dur88][Dur89a][Dur89b]. They provide rigorous methods for analysis and inference. The history of mathematics shows that functions were used to express thought [Boo05] [Hod05].
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Upadhyaya, B.P. (2017). Functions. In: Programming with Scala. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69368-2_9
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