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side-effect-free

side-effect-free adjective: of a function, operation, or expression, producing no observable changes beyond their primary output or return value.

Adjective

side-effect-free (comparative more side-effect-free, superlative most side-effect-free)

  1. Of a function, operation, or expression, producing no observable changes beyond their primary output or return value.

Forms of side-effect-free

comparativemore side-effect-free
superlativemost side-effect-free

Origin of side-effect-free

From side effect + -free.

Questions about side-effect-free

What does side-effect-free mean?
Side-effect-free means of a function, operation, or expression, producing no observable changes beyond their primary output or return value.
What part of speech is side-effect-free?
Side-effect-free is an adjective.

Words near side-effect-free in the dictionary

  1. side-chick
  2. side-chicks
  3. side-dish
  4. side-dishes
  5. side-effect
  6. side-effect-free
  7. side-effected
  8. side-effecting
  9. side-effects
  10. side-eye
  11. side-eyed

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