Can you explain what is meant by anonymous functions in programming?

Anonymous functions are functions without a name, often used for short-term operations, such as arguments to other functions or event handlers. In Flutter (Dart), they allow writing concise code.

Example of an anonymous function in Dart:

var list = [1, 2, 3];
var doubled = list.map((number) => number * 2).toList();
print(doubled); // [2, 4, 6]

Here, (number) => number * 2 is an anonymous function that takes a number and returns its doubled value.