Combinators
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- #combinator theory
- #functional programming
- #APL programming
- A combinator is a function or operator that only refers to its arguments without modifying them.
- A table lists combinators with symbols, APL expressions, bird names (e.g., Kestrel, Warbler), TinyAPL, and diagram notations.
- Bird names for combinators originate from the book 'To Mock a Mockingbird' by Raymond Smullyan.
- Some other primitives exhibit combinator-like behavior, listed separately in a smaller table.
- Footnotes indicate that some bird names are taken from the Uiua combinator page.