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Just to clarify Jenda's good point, functional programming is a style that avoids state (i.e., variables) and centers around evaluating the value of functions. LISP is a functional language. Procedural programming is written as a list of instructions (segregated into procedures) for the computer to follow, changing state as it goes. C is a an example.

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by adrianh (Chancellor) on Jun 04, 2007 at 15:42 UTC
    LISP is a functional language

    Probably more accurate to say that Lisp can be written in a functional style. You also get OO Lisp, and the usual load of procedural code. Much like Perl in fact :-)

    For functional languages look at things like Haskell.

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