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Ask HN: What does Y Combinator mean?

1 pointso_s_m12y ago3 comments

How did it get its name?

3 comments

cwperkins12y ago

Its a fixed point combinator in lambda calculus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator#Y_combin...

dalke12y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator_%28company%29

o_s_mOP12y ago

Thank you.

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