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Lambda expression

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lambdanoun(physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.
lambda calculusnoun(computing theory) Any of a family of functionally complete algebraic systems in which lambda expressions are evaluated according to a fixed set of rules to produce values, which may themselves be lambda expressions.
lambda functionnoun(programming) An anonymous function; a function that is defined in an inline, ad-hoc manner, and often doesn't have a name (not bound to an identifier).
lambda termnoun(computing theory) A well-formed formula in the language of a lambda calculus.
lambda abstractionnoun(computing theory) 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.
superexpressionnoun(countable, mathematics, programming) An expression that contains multiple subexpressions.
linear operatornoun(mathematics, functional analysis) An operator L such that for functions f and g and scalar λ, L (f + g) = L f + L g and L λf = λ L f.
subexpressionnoun(mathematics, programming) An expression that is a part of a larger expression.
expressionnounThe action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
combinatornoun(computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
formulanounA plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
simplified expressionnoun(mathematics) an expression that has been condensed and shortened, so that all the like terms have been combined
linear functionnoun(mathematics) Any function whose graph is a straight line: f(x)=ax+b
functionalUseful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
like termsnoun(mathematics) monomial expressions whose variable components are identical.
linear formnoun(linear algebra) A linear functional.
propositional functionnoun(logic) An expression containing algebraic symbols that serve to represent words or other elements of a sentence or proposition
positive linear functionalnoun(mathematical analysis) A kind of linear functional which yields a non-negative scalar when given a non-negative function as parameter.
biexponential(mathematics) Having two summed exponential terms.
variablenoun(programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.

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