4.2 lambda

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4.1 | define
4.2 | lambda
4.3 | Function Calls
4.4 | Primitive Operation Names
4.5 | Unchanged Forms

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#### 4.2`` lambda

( lambda (id id ...) expr)

Creates a function that takes as many arguments as given ids, and whose body is expr.

( λ (id id ...) expr)

The Greek letter λ is a synonym for lambda.
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