Of what use is 'lambda'???

[Erik Max Francis]

tye4 wrote:

> The lambda definition is limited to only one expression, and
> everything
> you do with lambda, can also be done with plain functions.

Indeed.  It's just a matter of convenience; often it is useful to have
brief, anonymous functions.

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