What does "supercombinator" mean?

A mathematical expression which is fully bound and self-contained. It may be either a constant or a combinator where all the subexpressions are supercombinators.

How do you pronounce "supercombinator"?

Pronounced //ˈsuː.pɚˌkɑm.bɪˌneɪ.tɚ//.

Supercombinator

//ˈsuː.pɚˌkɑm.bɪˌneɪ.tɚ// noun

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Noun

1
A mathematical expression which is fully bound and self-contained. It may be either a constant or a combinator where all the subexpressions are supercombinators.
"Supercombinators are used in the implementation of functional languages."

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"Supercombinators are used in the implementation of functional languages."

Etymology

From super- + combinator.

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self contained

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