Questions tagged [combinatory-algebra]
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Difference between a 'calculus' and an 'algebra'
What is really the conceptual difference between a calculus and an algebra.
Eg. Is SKI combinator calculus really a calculus?
A friend claims that free variables are fundamental for a calculus, and ...
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Proper full submodels of full models of type theory
Let $N$ be the standard full model of the simply typed lambda calculus with infinite base type $o$ and let $X$ be an infinite and coinfinite subset of $N(o)$. I want to know if there's a full ...
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combinator SSS(SS)SS is not strongly normalizing. Why?
I highly speculate that combinator SSS(SS)SS is not strongly normalizing. What is the argument for the non strong normalization?
