Function definition
A function is a body of code that returns a value. The value returned may depend on arguments provided to the function.
Function definition
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Write a definition of a function called "multiply" that takes two arguments and returns their product.
C
double multiply( double a, double b ) { return a * b; }
{header|Perl}
sub multiply( $$ ) { $a = shift; $b = shift; return $a * $b; }
{header|PHP}
function multiply( $a, $b ) { return $a * $b; }