Where does "def" for functions come from and why?

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  • lean4

    Lean 4 programming language and theorem prover

    Lean is another language that uses the def keyword, but they use it as a more general "give this term a name" rather than "make a function" ``` -- constant definition def five : ℕ := 5

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