combinator

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Definitions of combinator word

noun combinator (computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it. 1
noun Definition of combinator in Technology (theory) A function with no free variables. A term is either a constant, a variable or of the form A B denoting the application of term A (a function of one argument) to term B. Juxtaposition associates to the left in the absence of parentheses. All combinators can be defined from two basic combinators - S and K. These two and a third, I, are defined thus: Other combinators were added by David Turner in 1979 when he used combinators to implement SASL: B f g x = f (g x) C f g x = f x g S' c f g x = c (f x) (g x) B* c f g x = c (f (g x)) C' c f g x = c (f x) g See fixed point combinator, curried function, supercombinators. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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