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Reducible Expression `redex'

$ \beta $-reduction can be applied only to reducible expressions. A reducible expression called `redex' for short is defined as follows:
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{\sc Definition 4 (redex)} \\
A redex is a reducible e...
...ion and is represented as:
\begin{center}$((\lambda x . M) N)$
\end{center} }
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Georg P. Loczewski 2004-03-05


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