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How do currying and partial application differ from each other?
By FrontendPro Editorial Team Updated 8/8/2026
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Answer
Currying transforms a function with multiple arguments into a sequence of functions, each taking a single argument. For example, a function f(a, b, c) becomes f(a)(b)(c). Partial application, on the other hand, fixes a few arguments of a function and produces another function with a smaller number of arguments. For example, if you partially apply f(a, b, c) with a, you get a new function f'(b, c).
