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Publication
Theoretical Computer Science
Paper
The semantics of lazy functional languages
Abstract
A denotational semantics for the λ-calculus is described. The semantics is continuation-based, and so reflects the order in which expressions are evaluated. It provides a means by which lazy functional languages can be better understood. © 1989.