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lambda

/ˈlæmdə/ noun, verb · British & US
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What does lambda mean?

noun, verb

A symbol used in mathematics and computer science to represent an anonymous function. In linguistics, a type of particle used in certain grammatical constructions.

Example

"The lambda calculus is a system for expressing functions in a purely functional programming paradigm."

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