I seem to remember reading about a function that could be used to make all other functions. Does anyone know what it is? And how could such a function be used?
I can’t remember where I read it and my google-fu is not strong enough.
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I seem to remember reading about a function that could be used to make all other functions. Does anyone know what it is? And how could such a function be used?
I can’t remember where I read it and my google-fu is not strong enough.
Maybe you are thinking about combinator calculus, and there especially the iota combinator mentioned at the bottom of this section.