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What is the difference between currying and partial application.?

I'm not exactly sure how to word this question.

I learnt what currying was in the first year of university, and have been using it where applicable ever since.

However, I quite often see on the Internet various complaints that other peoples examples of currying are not currying, but are actually just partial application.

I've not found a decent explanation of what partial application is, or how it differs from currying. There seems to be a general confusion, with equivalent examples being described as currying in some places, and partial application in others.

Could someone provide me with a definition of both terms, and details of how they differ?

What is the difference between currying and partial application.

I'm not exactly sure how to word this question.

I learnt what currying was in the first year of university, and have been using it where applicable ever since.

However, I quite often see on the Internet various complaints that other peoples examples of currying are not currying, but are actually just partial application.

I've not found a decent explanation of what partial application is, or how it differs from currying. There seems to be a general confusion, with equivalent examples being described as currying in some places, and partial application in others.

Could someone provide me with a definition of both terms, and details of how they differ?

What is the difference between currying and partial application?

I quite often see on the Internet various complaints that other peoples examples of currying are not currying, but are actually just partial application.

I've not found a decent explanation of what partial application is, or how it differs from currying. There seems to be a general confusion, with equivalent examples being described as currying in some places, and partial application in others.

Could someone provide me with a definition of both terms, and details of how they differ?

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What is the difference between currying and partial application.

I'm not exactly sure how to word this question.

I learnt what currying was in the first year of university, and have been using it where applicable ever since.

However, I quite often see on the Internet various complaints that other peoples examples of currying are not currying, but are actually just partial application.

I've not found a decent explanation of what partial application is, or how it differs from currying. There seems to be a general confusion, with equivalent examples being described as currying in some places, and partial application in others.

Could someone provide me with a definition of both terms, and details of how they differ?