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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAMBDA CALCULUS

From the use of the symbol lambda (λ) to represent the mathematical functions.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAMBDA CALCULUS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAMBDA CALCULUS

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WHAT DOES LAMBDA CALCULUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lambda calculus

Lambda calculus is a formal system in mathematical logic and computer science for expressing computation based on function abstraction and application using variable binding and substitution. First formulated by Alonzo Church to formalize the concept of effective computability, lambda calculus found early successes in the area of computability theory, such as a negative answer to Hilbert's Entscheidungsproblem. Lambda calculus is a conceptually simple universal model of computation. The name derives from the Greek letter lambda used to denote binding a variable in a function. Because of the importance of the notion of variable binding and substitution, there is not just one system of lambda calculus, and in particular there are typed and untyped variants. Historically, the most important system was the untyped lambda calculus, in which function application has no restrictions. In the Church–Turing Thesis, the untyped lambda calculus is claimed to be capable of computing all effectively calculable functions.

Definition of lambda calculus in the English dictionary

The definition of lambda calculus in the dictionary is a formalized description of functions and the way in which they combine, developed by Alonzo Church and used in the theory of certain high-level programming languages.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LAMBDA CALCULUS

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Synonyms and antonyms of lambda calculus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lambda calculus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAMBDA CALCULUS

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The translations of lambda calculus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lambda calculus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lambda演算
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Translator English - Spanish

cálculo lambda
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lambda calculus
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Translator English - Hindi

लैम्ब्डा पथरी
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Translator English - Arabic

امدا حساب التفاضل والتكامل
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Translator English - Russian

лямбда-исчисление
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Translator English - Portuguese

lambda calculus
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Translator English - Bengali

লম্বডা ক্যালকুলাস
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Translator English - French

lambda-calcul
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Translator English - Malay

Kalkulus lambda
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Translator English - German

Lambda-Kalkül
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Translator English - Japanese

ラムダ計算式
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Translator English - Korean

람다 계산법
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Translator English - Javanese

Lambda kalkulus
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phép tính lambda
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Translator English - Tamil

லம்படா கால்குலஸ்
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Translator English - Marathi

लॅम्डा कॅलनलस
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Translator English - Turkish

Lambda hesabı
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Translator English - Italian

lambda calcolo
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Translator English - Polish

rachunek lambda
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Translator English - Ukrainian

лямбда -числення
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Translator English - Romanian

lambda calcul
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Translator English - Greek

λ- λογισμός
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Translator English - Afrikaans

lambda calculus
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Translator English - Swedish

lambdakalkyl
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lambda kalkulus
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAMBDA CALCULUS»

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The Lambda Calculus: Its Syntax and Semantics
The revised edition contains a new chapter which provides an elegant description of the semantics. The various classes of lambda calculus models are described in a uniform manner. Some didactical improvements have been made to this edition.
H.P. Barendregt, 1985
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Introduction to Combinators and [lambda]-calculus
Combinatory logic and lambda-conversion were originally devised in the 1920s for investigating the foundations of mathematics using the basic concept of 'operation' instead of 'set'.
J. Roger Hindley, J. P. Seldin, 1986
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An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda ...
This well-respected text offers an accessible introduction to functional programming concepts and techniques for students of mathematics and computer science.
Greg Michaelson, 2011
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Lambda Calculus with Types
This handbook with exercises reveals the mathematical beauty of formalisms hitherto mostly used for software and hardware design and verification.
Henk Barendregt, Wil Dekkers, Richard Statman, 2013
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Lambda-Calculus and Combinators: An Introduction
The treatment is as non-technical as possible, with the main ideas emphasized and illustrated by examples. Many exercises are included, from routine to advanced, with solutions to most at the end of the book.
J. Roger Hindley, Jonathan P. Seldin, 2008
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The Parametric Lambda Calculus: A Metamodel for Computation
This book is dedicated to researchers, and can be used as a textbook for masters or Ph.D. courses on the foundations of computer science.
Simona Ronchi Della Rocca, Luca Paolini, 2004
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An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists
In contrast to earlier books on these topics, which were written by logicians, this book is written from a computer science perspective and emphasises the practical relevance of many of the key theoretical ideas.
Chris Hankin, 2004
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Head-Order Techniques and Other Pragmatics of Lambda ...
Available in Paperback Available in eBook editions (PDF format)Institution: Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY, USA)Advisor(s): Prof.
Nikos B. Troullinos, 2011
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The Lambda Calculus Its Syntax and Semantics
The Lambda Calculus, treated in this book mainly in its untyped version, consists of a collection of expressions, called lambda terms, together with ways how to rewrite and identify these.
Henk Barendregt, 2012
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Lambda-calculus, Combinators and Functional Programming
Provides computer science students and researchers with a firm background in lambda-calculus and combinators.
G. E. Revesz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAMBDA CALCULUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lambda calculus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Computer Programming Camp Offers Lesson In Logic
... is based on a language called Lisp, which is derived from lambda calculus, which is a language designed by a logician for studying logic.”. «StateImpact Florida, Aug 14»
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How Miami Coding Camps Are Teaching Students Old-School Logic
... is based on a language called Lisp, which is derived from lambda calculus, which is a language designed by a logician for studying logic.”. «WLRN, Aug 14»
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Functional JavaScript With Ramda
ramdaicon. Ramda - the name is a joke based on lamb-da as in lambda calculus and lamb as in a young sheep and Ram as in a male sheep. «iProgrammer, Jun 14»
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Ramda wants to put the function in functional JavaScript
The name Ramda is a pun on "lambda," as in lambda calculus, the theoretical foundation of the functional programming paradigm, Hurley said. «InfoWorld, May 14»
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Scientific computing's future: Can any coding language top a 1950s …
... Pascal are part of the Turing machine branch of the language world, Haskell, along with Lisp, is a member of the lambda calculus branch. «Ars Technica, May 14»
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Microsoft's head of research opens up about Google X, Windows 9 …
... technical treatises with names like “Optimizing ML with Run-Time Code Generation” and “Metacircularity in the polymorphic lambda calculus. «Digital Trends, May 14»
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Java SE 8 Is Almost Here, and Lambda Is the Star
But on a more fundamental level, lambda expressions introduce the idea of functions from lambda calculus into the Java language, making the ... «ADT Magazine, Mar 14»
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Gibberish is spreading like a virus from academia
... with a memorable opening line: “The exploration of lambda calculus has investigated neural networks, and current trends suggest that the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
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Jeannette Wing '78, SM '79, PhD '83
The class, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Languages, covered foundational material like lambda calculus—and she loved it so much ... «MIT Technology Review, Aug 13»
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Everything you wanted to know about Lambda Calculus in Scala
Did you know that Alonzo Church, who invented λ-calculus, would be 110 years old this past June? Sadly, he died at the tender age of 92, but ... «TheServerSide.com, Jul 13»

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