lambda
pronunciation
How to pronounce lambda in British English:
UK [ˈlæmdə]
How to pronounce lambda in American English:
US ['læmdə]
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- Noun:
- the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
- the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull
Word Origin
- lambda (n.)
- Greek letter name, from a Semitic source akin to Hebrew lamedh.
Example
- 1. The syntax for lambda function is reasonably straight-forward .
- 2. The lambda lawyers decided to focus on two main arguments .
- 3. Listen , we need to get our asses down to the extraction point near lambda sector . With any luck we 'll even get a shot at freeman on our way out .
- 4. In this particular example , a method reference is a clearer expression of what we mean than a lambda expression , but the idea is the same .
- 5. Sometimes you 'd like to do more complex work inside a lambda declaration . Visual basic 10.0 supports multiline lambdas .