Is it possible to pass strictly typed functions as parameters in TypeScript?

Hello everyone! I recently started learning TypeScript and encountered a problem when working with higher-order functions. I have a function that takes another function as an argument, and I want TypeScript to check that the passed function has the correct parameter and return types. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do: ```typescript function applyOperation(x: number, y: number, operation: (a: number, b: number) => number): number { return operation(x, y); } // This works const sum = applyOperation(5, 3, (a, b) => a + b); // 8 // But what if I want to pass a function that takes strings? const badResult = applyOperation(5, 3, (a, b) => a.toString() + b.toString()); // No error, but the result is incorrect ``` In the last case, Typ