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Ask HN: What does Y Combinator mean? | Hacker News Reader
Ask HN: What does Y Combinator mean?
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o_s_m
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How did it get its name?
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cwperkins
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Its a fixed point combinator in lambda calculus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator#Y_combin...
dalke
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator_%28company%29
o_s_m
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Thank you.
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