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Re: notation using # with exponents and &

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg93115] Re: notation using # with exponents and &
• From: AES <siegman at stanford.edu>
• Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:12:05 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Stanford University
• References: <gdevcc$3mp$1@smc.vnet.net> <gdhqdk$2ir$1@smc.vnet.net>

In article <gdhqdk$2ir$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
 Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com> wrote:

> A pure function (or anonymous function in some other programming 
> languages) 

"Anonymous function" might in fact seem to be a more meaningful name for 
the Mathematic construct, especially since what Mathematica refers to as 
a "pure function" seems to be significantly different from what 
Wikipedia refers to as a "pure function" in mathematics.

Or am I misunderstanding the Wikipedia description?  (I have no prior 
experience with either of these concepts.)