Mutation refers to a genetic operator used to maintain genetic diversity from one generation of a population to the next. For javascript DOM, use [mutation-observers]. For Java mutators, use [mutators]. For object mutability in general, use [mutability].
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Is changing a variable in a recursive call considered mutation
My goal is to sum a list without using mutation.
def noMutObj(lst,pointer=0, result=0):
if pointer == len(lst):
return result
newResult = result + lst[pointer]
return noMutObj(lst, pointer+1, newResult)
Would we consider…

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