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lambda abstraction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
lamb-da ab-strac-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lambda term of the form (λx.t) where x is a variable and t another lambda term. Any free instance of x within t (considered by itself) then becomes bound by the λx. prefix. It is meant to represent an anonymous function.

Inflected Forms

lambda abstractions (plural)

Questions

What does lambda abstraction mean?
A lambda term of the form (λx.t) where x is a variable and t another lambda term. Any free instance of x within t (considered by itself) then becomes bound by the λx. prefix. It is meant to represent an anonymous function.

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