RE: [wellylug] O/T was: Help in finding a good technical/Linux related bookstore now lambda

[Peter Jones]

-----Original Message-----
From: John Durham [mailto:john.modec at xtra.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2007 9:50 a.m.
To: Wellington Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [wellylug] Help in finding a good technical/Linux related
bookstore


Cliff Pratt wrote:
> Mary had a little Lambda,
> Its fleece was red as Ruby,
> She scheduled it with cron one day
> And called it Ruby Tuesday
> 
> What's a Lambda?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Cliff
http://www.lambda.co.nz/Public/Lambda_Defn.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_calculus
-- 
Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig>

that wiki refernence is pretty heavy going for math dummies such as myself.
However I have seen the term lambda used with reference to oxygen sensors in
car exhaust manifolds, used to adjust fuel/air ratios. Any idea what the
connection would be?

Peter