I notice that some people have lambdas (the Greek letter) in their avatars. What does it signify?
I notice that some people have lambdas (the Greek letter) in their avatars. What does it signify?
Well, the game Half-Life uses the Lambda symbol extensively, and it's also a symbol for LGBT groups.
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It is the logo for the programming languages Scheme and Haskell, I believe.
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Right, I meant, not what does it signify in general, but specifically why are people here putting it in their avatars?
In a computing context like this I tend to take it as a reference to lambda calculus, which of course is also the reason Scheme and Haskell use it.
Lambda is used by some as a symbol of homosexuality.
Python has a keyword called "lambda".
Because you need to find the Lamdba team. They will know what to do.
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