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Is functional programming a branch of mathematics?
In Theory mainly concerned with lambda-calculus?, F. G. Dorais wrote, of the idea that the lambda-calulus defines a domain of mathematics:
That would never stick unless there's another good reason. ...
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Theory mainly concerned with $\lambda$-calculus?
Automata theory is mainly concerned with Turing machines and all its relatives-in-spirit. $\lambda$-calculus is rather rarely mentioned in textbooks on automata theory.
What's the common name of the ...