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de Bruijn index

de Bruijn index noun: a notation for representing terms in the lambda calculus with the purpose of eliminating the names of the variables from the notation.

Noun

de Bruijn index (plural de Bruijn indexes)

  1. A notation for representing terms in the lambda calculus with the purpose of eliminating the names of the variables from the notation.

Forms of de Bruijn index

pluralde Bruijn indexes

Origin of de Bruijn index

Invented by the Dutch mathematician Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn.

Questions about de Bruijn index

What does de Bruijn index mean?
De Bruijn index means a notation for representing terms in the lambda calculus with the purpose of eliminating the names of the variables from the notation.
What part of speech is de Bruijn index?
De Bruijn index is a noun.
What is the plural of de Bruijn index?
The plural of de Bruijn index is de Bruijn indexes.

Words near de Bruijn index in the dictionary

  1. de Broglie waves
  2. de Broglie-Bohm theory
  3. de Broglies
  4. de Bruijn graph
  5. de Bruijn graphs
  6. de Bruijn index
  7. de Bruijn indexes
  8. de Bruijn notation
  9. de Bruijn sequence
  10. de Bruijn sequences
  11. de Bruijn tori

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