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Quote: the environment of an applicative expression defines values for free variables

QuoteRef: landPJ1_1964 , p. 316



Topic:
evaluation in an environment
Topic:
running programs in a workspace or environment
Topic:
environment variables
Topic:
formal methods and languages
Group:
formalism
Topic:
function application

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More precisely, an [Applicative Expression] AE X has a … for each identifier that is free in X. … We shall describe below a mechanical process for … [p. 320] The formalization of a machine for evaluating …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: algorithm for evaluating an applicative expression relative to an environment; first formalization of expression evaluation

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Topic: function application (18 items)

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