beta reduce

verb

To syntactically replace a function call by the result of calling that function.

“The term (#92;lambdax.#92;,x)#92;,y can beta reduce to y#92;#33;.”

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Meanings

verbbeta reduce (third-person singular simple present beta reduces, present participle beta reducing, simple past and past participle beta reduced)

present singular third person beta reduces · participle present beta reducing · participle past beta reduced · past beta reduced

  1. intransitivetransitivecomputerTo syntactically replace a function call by the result of calling that function.

    The term (#92;lambdax.#92;,x)#92;,y can beta reduce to y#92;#33;.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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