"eta conversion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: eta conversions [plural]
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  1. (computing theory) One of the three rewrite rules of lambda calculus, which expresses a sort of tautology about function application. The rule says that a lambda abstraction of the form (λx.(fx)) may be rewritten as simply f, provided that x does not occur freely in f (considered by itself). Categories (topical): Theory of computing Coordinate_terms: alpha conversion, beta reduction

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