lambda expression


lambda expression

[′lam·də ik‚spresh·ən] (mathematics) An expression used to define a function in the lambda calculus; for example, the function ƒ(x) = x + 1 is defined by the expression λ x (x + 1).

lambda expression

(mathematics)A term in the lambda-calculus denoting anunnamed function (a "lambda abstraction"), a variable or aconstant. The pure lambda-calculus has only functions andno constants.