Words to Remember IV

Algorithm	A general process for solving a category of problems.
Argument	A value provided to a function when the function is called. This value is assigned to the corresponding parameter in the function.
Body	The sequence of statements inside a function definition.
Composition	Using an expression as part of a larger expression, or a statement as part of a larger statement.
Deterministic	Pertaining to a program that does the same thing each time it runs, given the same inputs.
Dot notation	The syntax for calling a function in another module by specifying the module name followed by a dot (period) and the function name.
Flow of execution	The order in which statements are executed during a program run
Fruitful function	A function that returns a value
Function	A named sequence of statements that performs some useful operation. Functions may or may not take arguments and may or may not produce a result.
Function call	A statement that executes a function. It consists of the function name followed by an argument list.
Function definition	A statement that creates a new function, specifying its name, parameters, and the statements it executes.
Function object	A value created by a function definition. The name of the function is a variable that refers to a function object.
Header	The first line of a function definition.
Import statement	A statement that reads a module file and creates a module object.
Module object	A value created by an import statement that provides access to the data and code defined in a module.
Parameter	A name used inside a function to refer to the value passed as an argument.
Pseudorandom	Pertaining to a sequence of numbers that appear to be random, but are generated by a deterministic program.
Return value	The result of a function. If a function call is used as an expression, the return value is the value of the expression.
Void function	A function that doesn’t return a value.