Lambda (disambiguation)

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Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.

Lambda may also refer to:

Physics and mathematics

Computing

  • Lambda operator, used in some programming languages to denote anonymous functions or closures
  • National LambdaRail, a research high-speed computer network
  • Unlambda, a functional programming language based upon combinatory logic, a simplification of the lambda calculus that does not involve the lambda at all, hence the un- prefix

Biology

  • Lambda (anatomy), the point on the skull where the two parietal bones and the occipital bone come together
  • Lambda phage, a virus that infects bacteria

Education

Transportation

  • Lambda-class shuttle, a transport vehicle in the Star Wars universe
  • GM Lambda platform, a crossover SUV automobile platform from General Motors
  • Lancia Lambda, an historic Italian automobile
  • Lambda (rocket), a series of Japanese rockets
  • Lambda probe, an automotive oxygen sensor
  • Lambda, Air–fuel ratio to stoichiometry in engines

Fiction

Other uses

  • Lambda Literary Awards, a group of U.S. book awards for gay and lesbian literature
  • Lambda Legal, a gay and lesbian legal advocacy group in the United States
  • Lambda Rising, a gay and lesbian bookstore in Washington, DC
  • Lambda (olive oil), a Greek olive oil brand
  • The lambda is a recurring symbol and part of the stylization (HλLF-LIFE) of the video-game series Half-Life created by Valve Corporation
  • It is used as the symbol of Generation Identity and means 'Everyman'.
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