lambda expression

lambda expression

[′lam·də ik‚spresh·ən]

(mathematics)

An expression used to define a function in the lambda calculus; for example, the function ƒ(x) = x + 1 is defined by the expression λ x (x + 1).

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lambda expression

(mathematics)

A term in the lambda-calculus denoting an unnamed function (a "lambda abstraction"), a variable or a constant. The pure lambda-calculus has only functions and no constants.

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