what is the purpose of currying in javascript code example

Example: currying in javascript

//No currying
function volume(w, h, l) {
  return w * h * l;
}

volume(4, 6, 3); // 72

//Currying
function volume(w) {
  return function(h) {
    return function(l) {
      return w * h* l;
    }
  }
}

volume(4)(6)(3); // 72