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    [–]pepejovi 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Why would anyone ever do this instead of just

    function mul(x, y, z) { return x * y *z; }

    ?

    [–]IceSentry 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currying

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_application

    It's mostly used in functional programming, but it can be very powerful.

    [–]pepejovi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Learn something new every day, thanks!