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  1. Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!dg-rtp!hydra!banksd
  3. From: banksd@hydra.rtp.dg.com (E du^2 + 2F dudv + G dv^2)
  4. Subject: Origin of "curried"
  5. Message-ID: <1992Aug26.184302.17123@dg-rtp.dg.com>
  6. Sender: usenet@dg-rtp.dg.com (Usenet Administration)
  7. Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 18:43:02 GMT
  8. Organization: Data General Corporation, RTP, NC.
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  11. The discussion of "dope vector"'s etymology reminds me -- what 
  12. is the origin of the obligatory "curried add" in lisp examples? 
  13. Have you ever encountered this sense of "curry" elsewhere?
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