[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lambda \lamb"da\, n. nl., fr. gr. la`mbda.
   1. the name of the greek letter lambda, lambda,
      corresponding with the english letter l, l.
      1913 webster

   2. anat. the point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid
      sutures of the skull.
      1913 webster

   3. phys. a subatomic particle carrying no charge, having a
      mass equal to 2183 times that of an electron; it decays
      rapidly, typically forming a nucleon and a pion. --mw10
      pjc

   lambda moth zool., a moth so called from a mark on its
      wings, resembling the greek letter lambda lambda.
      1913 webster
see also:
lambda moth 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lambda
     n 1: the 11th letter of the greek alphabet
     2: the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and
        lamboid sutures of the skull

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

lambda
     
        a version of typed lambda-calculus, used to describe
        semantic domains.
     
        "outline of a mathematical theory of computation",
        d.s. scott, tm prg-2, prg, oxford u, 1971.
     
     
see also:
typed lambda-calculus domain 

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