Meanings
nounde Bruijn index (plural de Bruijn indexes)
plural de Bruijn indexes
- mathematicsA notation for representing terms in the lambda calculus with the purpose of eliminating the names of the variables from the notation.
Origin
Invented by the Dutch mathematician Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn.
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