A replacement for lambda

[Paul Rubin]

Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> writes:
> >     sign_of_a = ternary{a < 0, -1, 1}
> 
> I'd consider this an interesting idea if it weren't for the fact that
> (at least with the fonts I generally use) I can barely make out the
> difference between the {} and the () above.

Ok, how about an escaped paren:
    sign_of_a = ternary\(a < 0, -1, 1)