lambda

Examples

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• The number zero is simply lambda(), and 1 is lambda(lambda()), 2 is lambda(lambda(lambda())), and so on.

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• Similarly, extensions to lambda calculus have been found to have isomorphisms with fairly natural logics.

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• A main effect for gender was found for the gender-role orientation variable, Wilks Lambda value = .790, p = .001.

  Academic text (1996)

• The MANOVA controlling for student-level characteristics was statistically significant, with a Wilks' Lambda = 746.16.

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• In Python, you can create a lambda function to quickly double a number: double = lambda x: x * 2.

• The lambda function allows you to write concise code for operations that require simple expressions.

• You can pass a lambda function as an argument to higher-order functions like map or filter.

Synonyms

F

function

vslambda

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343 4.9

A rule in math or computing that gives one output for each input

is an unnamed short inline routine used for simple or callback tasks

Compounds

L

lambda hyperon

• Specialized

9.9

A tiny neutral particle made of three quarks that contains a strange quark

L

lambda particle

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9.9

A neutral particle made of three quarks that appears in particle physics

T

Trimorphodon lambda

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9.9

A desert snake from southwestern North America that is not venomous and has a V-shaped mark on its head

Surface Forms

Etymology