lambda calculus

British

noun

logic computing a formalized description of functions and the way in which they combine, developed by Alonzo Church and used in the theory of certain high-level programming languages

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Etymology

Origin of lambda calculus

C20: from the use of the symbol lambda (λ) to represent the mathematical functions

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More recently, the Dutch computer scientist Alexander Ollongren proposed a second generation of the lingua cosmica that was derived from lambda calculus, a highly formalized logical system.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2020

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