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Function application

A function applied to (some of) its arguments.

If it is not applied to all its argument then it is a "partial application".

Application is usually written in the form f(x) but some languages such as command-line interpreters and many functional languages use juxtaposition: f x.

Lisp places the parentheses around the whole applic

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