It is a carry-over from the Lisp programming language in
which Maxima is written. To learn about lambda I suggest you
read the first chapter of any book on lisp or scheme.
Or one of the on-line primers on lisp.
RJF
Doug Stewart wrote:
> What is Lambda in maxima???
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