"lambda expression" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lambda expressions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lambda expression (plural lambda expressions)
  1. An algebraic expression representing a function by binding one or more parameters to an expression which may contain those parameters. Wikipedia link: Lambda calculus Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: lambda term Hypernyms: expression Translations (algebraic expression): ламбда израз (lambda izraz) [masculine] (Macedonian), expresie lambda [feminine] (Romanian), lambda izraz [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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