Meanings
nouncombinator (plural combinators)
plural combinators
- computerA lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
M is a closed λ-term (or combinator) if FV(M) = ∅. The set of closed λ-terms is denoted by Λ⁰.
1991 December 20, Henk P. Barendregt, “Lambda Calculi With Types”, in ftp.cs.ru.nl^([ftp://ftp.cs.ru.nl/pub/CompMath.Found/HBK.ps]), retrieved 15 Jul 2012
Translations
Bulgarian комбинатор
- комбинатор (kombinator)lambda expression with no free variables
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