lambda abstraction

English

Noun

lambda abstraction (plural lambda abstractions)

  1. (computing theory) A lambda term of the form 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 prefix. It is meant to represent an anonymous function.
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