[plt-scheme] Some fine distinctions

Yes you can:
((lambda (y) (lambda (x) ((f x) y)))) actual-argument-for-y)
Jos

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Tanter" <etanter at dcc.uchile.cl>
To: "wooks" <wookiz at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [plt-scheme] Some fine distinctions


plus, currying typically only works in a particular predefined order
of the parameters.

ie. if f has two formal arguments x and y, you can't give it y first.

-- Éric


On May 12, 2009, at 16:29 , Eric Tanter wrote:

>> Individually I think I know what they are but I would have a tough
>> time if asked to distinguish.
>>
>> Currying vs Partial evaluation.
>
> let me try my hands on this one:
>
> currying is just about the possibility to pass arguments to a  function in separate steps. Ie. passing a parameter returns a 
> function that waits for the other parameters.
>
> partial evaluation further implies that when you have a parameter  that becomes known, you evaluate what you can of the resulting 
> function.
>
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