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Also known as λ-calculus, lambda calculi, λ-calculi, untyped lambda calculus, type-free lambda calculus

formal system in mathematical logic

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Subclass of
formal system
Named after
Λ
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discoverer or inventor
Alonzo Church
topic's main category
Category:Lambda calculus
Commons category
Lambda calculus
has characteristic
Turing completeness
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WikiProject Mathematics
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The lambda abstraction decomposed. The

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