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Is Lambda supposed to be a reference to lambda functions in python? Having functionality without really putting in the supporting structure.
by jon_richards 8y ago
Is Lambda supposed to be a reference to lambda functions in python? Having functionality without really putting in the supporting structure.
- paulddraper 8y agoLambda references lambda calculus, which is a model of computation including anonymous functions definitions. Some languages like Python refer to their anonymous functions as lambdas. "Cloud functions" (ala GCP) would be more explicit, but the reference is a sensible one. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_calculus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_calculus [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function