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What are function composition and pipe?

Q: What are function composition and pipe?

**Core concept (TL;DR).** Both combine several small functions into one, feeding each function's output into the next. compose applies them **right-to-left** (math-style: f(g(x)) ); pipe applies them **left-to-right** (reading order). They're the backbone of point-free, functional-style data pipelines. Chain small functions into one x <rect x="160" y="56" width="80" height="32" rx="6" fi

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