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Unfold

/ʌnˈfəʊld/

In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.

📖 Definitions of "Unfold"

noun
  1. 1

    In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.

verb
  1. 1

    To undo a folding.

    "to unfold a map; to unfold a tablecloth; she unpacks the new dress and unfolds it carefully"

  2. 2

    To turn out; to happen; to develop.

  3. 3

    To reveal.

  4. 4

    To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development.

    "to unfold one's designs;  to unfold the principles of a science"

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