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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by pansa2 on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @02:11AM (#44506785)
“for” is short for “for each”, presumably. `for i in 1..=10` is short for “for each integer i in the range 1 to 10”.
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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by cb321 on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @08:12PM (#44515987)
Yeppers. For a few more details, one might start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_quantification
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