sub accum ($n is copy) { sub { $n += $^x } }
#Example use:
my $a = accum 5;
$a(4.5);
say $a(.5); # Prints "10".
# You can also use the "&" sigil to create a function that behaves syntactically
# like any other function (i.e. no sigil nor parentheses needed to call it):
my &b = accum 5;
say b 3; # Prints "8".