lambda term

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lambda term

noun lambda terms

A well-formed formula in the language of a lambda calculus. A lambda term can have one of these three forms: (1) a variable by itself, (2) a lambda abstraction, (3) an application of one lambda term to another one.
Similar: lambda expression

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@misc{lambda_term_2026,
  title = {lambda term},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lambda%20term},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}