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Higher-order function
Known as:
Functional form
, Second-order function
, First-order function
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In mathematics and computer science, a higher-order function (also functional, functional form or functor) is a function that does at least one of…
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Nonequilibrium thermal transport and its relation to linear response
C. Karrasch
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R. Ilan
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J. E. Moore
2012
Corpus ID: 119117424
We study the real-time dynamics of spin chains driven out of thermal equilibrium by an initial temperature gradient T_L \neq T_R…
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
A Hybrid Higher Order Neural Classifier for handling classification problems
Mehdi Fallahnezhad
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M. Moradi
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S. Zaferanlouei
Expert systems with applications
2011
Corpus ID: 6862785
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Uncertainty and Climate Change Policy
J. Quiggin
2008
Corpus ID: 54186239
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
An analysis of efficiency and productivity in Swiss hospitals
M. Farsi
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M. Filippini
2005
Corpus ID: 37795683
This paper examines the productive efficiency of the hospital sector in Switzerland. A panel data of 214 general hospitals over…
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Review
1999
Review
1999
A NEW TEST FOR DENSITY-DEPENDENT SURVIVAL: THE CASE OF COASTAL COD POPULATIONS
O. Bjørnstad
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J. Fromentin
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N. Stenseth
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J. Gjøsæter
1999
Corpus ID: 53602573
A new test based on the generalized additive model is proposed to investigate density-dependent mortality in the juvenile cohorts…
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Higher-order functions considered unnecessary for higher-order programming
J. Goguen
1990
Corpus ID: 14411469
It is often claimed that the essence of functional programming is the use of functions as values, i.e., of higher order functions…
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Density profile of terminally anchored polymer chains: a Monte Carlo study
A. Chakrabarti
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R. Toral
1990
Corpus ID: 17671577
We study a system of a large number of polymer chains terminally anchored or end-grafted on a flat surface with a thre…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Semiparametric estimation of weighted average derivatives
J. Powell
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J. Stock
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Thomas M. Stoker
1986
Corpus ID: 16959405
This paper studies the estimation of the density-weighted average derivative of a general regression function. Let y denote a…
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
An analytic solution for mode coupling in optical waveguide branches
K. William
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Fenner Milton
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
1980
Corpus ID: 30966900
Mode coupling between local normal modes in branching and separating optical waveguides is treated. An analytic solution for…
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Automatic computation of exponentials, logarithms, ratios and square roots
T. C. Chen
1972
Corpus ID: 6881449
It is shown how a relatively simple device can evaluate exponentials, logarithms, ratios and square roots for fraction arguments…
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