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combinators

combinators is the plural of combinator.

Meaning of combinator

Noun

combinator (plural combinators)

  1. A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
    • M is a closed λ-term (or combinator) if FV(M) = ∅. The set of closed λ-terms is denoted by Λ⁰.1991 December 20, Henk P. Barendregt, “Lambda Calculi With Types”, in ftp.cs.ru.nl^([ftp://ftp.cs.ru.nl/pub/CompMath.Found/HBK.ps]), retrieved 15 Jul 2012

Questions about combinators

What is combinators the plural of?
Combinators is the plural of combinator.

Words near combinators in the dictionary

  1. combinatoricist
  2. combinatoricists
  3. combinatorics
  4. combinatorist
  5. combinatorists
  6. combinators
  7. combinatory
  8. combinatory logic
  9. combine
  10. combine driver
  11. combine drivers

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