STRICT EVALUATION
\stɹˈɪkt ɪvˌaljuːˈe͡ɪʃən], \stɹˈɪkt ɪvˌaljuːˈeɪʃən], \s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_k_t ɪ_v_ˌa_l_j_uː_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Call-by-value evaluation order is sometimes called "strictevaluation" because, in a sequential system, it makesfunctions behave as though they were strict, in the sensethat evaluation of a function application cannot terminatebefore evaluation of the argument. Similarly, languages arecalled strict if they use call-by-value argument passing.Compare eager evaluation, lazy evaluation.
By Denis Howe
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