Where is the practical application of functions in the field of computer Science [closed]

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I wanted to know开发者_开发问答 the use of functions in the field of computer science. I mean to say the functions not as a method, the original concept of functions in mathematics.

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Have a look at functional programming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming