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Created April 13, 2012 19:56
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Y combinator in common lisp
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y-comb.lisp
(setf Y (lambda (g)
(funcall (lambda (f) (lambda (n) (funcall (funcall g (funcall f f)) n)))
(lambda (f) (lambda (n) (funcall (funcall g (funcall f f) n)))))))
(setf factorial (funcall Y
(lambda (f)
(lambda (n)
(if (< n 2) n
(* n (funcall f (- n 1))))))))
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