(definition)
Definition: (1) A function with exactly n arguments. (2) A function which takes any number of arguments, or a variable number of arguments.
See also constant function, unary function, binary function, trinary function.
Note: By analogy with unary, binary, etc.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Paul E. Black, "n-ary function", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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