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- Learning Elixir? Function Heads Are Chosen by ShapeWhy Elixir Picks a Clause Before Any Code RunsElixir selects a function head by pattern matching the shape of your arguments, which is why the language feels declarative before you touch OTP.Elixir Pattern Matching Functions Functional Programming