Does currying use closures in JavaScript?
Yes. Each returned function closes over the accumulated arguments. The closure keeps the arguments alive between calls. Without closures, currying would not work.
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Transforming a function with multiple arguments into a sequence of single-argument functions: f(a, b, c) becomes f(a)(b)(c). Each call returns a function that takes the next argument.
Return a function that collects arguments. If enough arguments (args.length >= fn.length), call the original. Otherwise, return a new function that collects more. Use recursion.
Currying transforms into one-argument-at-a-time: f(a)(b)(c). Partial application presets some arguments and returns a function for the rest: f'(b, c) with a preset. Currying is one-at-a-time; partial is some-now.
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