docs(readme.md): add more descriptive definition for referential transparency

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docs(readme.md): add more descriptive definition for referential transparency #165

Closed char0n closed 2 years ago

char0n commented 7 years ago

IMHO more descriptive explanation of what referential transparency is. This definition also describes the principle of substitutability. It has been mentioned in book Functional Programming in JavaScript written by Luis Atencio.

jethrolarson commented 7 years ago

Explain like I'm 5.

char0n commented 7 years ago

@jethrolarson I though I did in the PR changes. There is more formal explanation and then the last section containing the in another words section.

jethrolarson commented 2 years ago

While potentially more accurate I don't think it's easier to understand and the whole point of this glossary to be really easy to understand even if it involves a lot of hand-waving.