Re: [Haskell-cafe] definition of the term "combinator"

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Jason Dagit writes:

Where can I find a formal and precise definition of the term "combinator",

A function that uses nothing but its arguments.

as a term used by the Haskell community to describe "something"?

I find that Haskellers often use combinator to mean "a function that makes new functions out of other functions", which it can often do as a pure combinator, but isn't always a combinator per se. -- John Wiegley FP Complete Haskell tools, training and consulting http://fpcomplete.com johnw on #haskell/irc.freenode.net