Church pair

noun

A Church encoding of the 2-tuple type.

Meanings

nounChurch pair (plural Church pairs)

plural Church pairs

  1. mathematicsA Church encoding of the 2-tuple type.

Origin

Named after Alonzo Church.

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APA

Church pair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Church%20pair

MLA

“Church pair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Church%20pair. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Church pair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Church%20pair.

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