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Corresponding noun for "side-effect-free"?
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Problem
For functions or computations we have terms like:
Now what is the correct corresponding noun for side-effect-free?
"Side-effect freeness"? "Side-effect freedom"? "Non-side-effective"?
- Deterministic – Determinism
- Pure – Purity
Now what is the correct corresponding noun for side-effect-free?
"Side-effect freeness"? "Side-effect freedom"? "Non-side-effective"?
Solution
The word is nullipotence, the noun form of nullipotent. From the first definition on Wiktionary:
(mathematics, computing) Describing an action which has no side effect. Queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried. Contrast with idempotent.
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nullipotent
(mathematics, computing) Describing an action which has no side effect. Queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried. Contrast with idempotent.
(emphasis mine)
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nullipotent
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StackExchange Computer Science Q#16730, answer score: 9
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