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Beta Conversion

beta conversion-Conversion primarily consists of the process of substituting a bound variable in the body of a lambda abstraction by the argument passed to the function whenever it is applied. This process is called beta reduction-reduction.

The inverse process to convert a reducible expression-reduced lambda expression back to the reducible expression is another aspect of beta conversion-conversion and is called beta abstraction-abstraction.


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Georg Loczewski 2003-08-07

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