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referential transparency

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A property of a linguistic construction where, for any expression built from it, replacing a subexpression with another one that denotes the same value does not change the value of the expression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: referential opacity

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