What is “referential transparency” that I hear talked about in computer programming?
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It means that a variable can’t change it’s value within an enviroment.
So stuff like a=a+1 is forbidden. You need to find a new name like a1=a+1
This is important for certain programming paradigms wich are closer to math.
In math a=a+1 is impossible too, because “a” can only have one value.
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