beta reduction (0 synonym found)

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Definition of beta reduction:

(n) : (computing theory) One of the three rewrite rules of the lambda calculus, which states that the application of a lambda abstraction (λx.t) to a term s yields an expression t[s/x], "t with s instead of x", where all free instances of x in t have been replaced by s.
(n) : The act of beta reducing, an instance of replacing a function call by the result of calling a function.
Definition of beta reduction:

(n) : (computing theory) One of the three rewrite rules of the lambda calculus, which states that the application of a lambda abstraction (λx.t) to a term s yields an expression t[s/x], "t with s instead of x", where all free instances of x in t have been replaced by s.
(n) : The act of beta reducing, an instance of replacing a function call by the result of calling a function.
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