bracket abstraction
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An algorithm which turns a term into a function of some variable. The result of using bracket abstraction on T with respect to variable v, written as [v]T, is a term containing no occurrences of v and denoting a function f such that f v = T. This defines the function f = (\ v . T). Using bracket abstraction and currying we can define a language without bound variables in which the only operation is monadic function application.
See combinator.Last updated: 1995-03-07
Nearby terms:
brace ♦ bracket ♦ bracket abstraction ♦ braille ♦ braille display ♦ Braille embosser
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