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add Q comparing our exposition to The Little Schemer's
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it's not complete, since we don't know what value to use for the
symbol `LENGTH`. Technically, it has the status of an unbound
variable.
symbol `LENGTH`. Technically, it has the status of an unbound
variable.
+<a id=little-h></a>
Imagine now binding the mysterious variable, and calling the resulting
term `h`:
Imagine now binding the mysterious variable, and calling the resulting
term `h`:
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where `BODY` is equivalent to the very formula `\n. BODY n` that contains it. So
BODY M <~~>
...
BODY M <~~>
...
-You've written an infinite loop!
+You've written an infinite loop!
(This is like the function `eternity` in Chapter 9 of *The Little Schemer*.)
However, when we evaluate the application of our:
However, when we evaluate the application of our: