call-by-name
An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its…An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable