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A direct proof of the confluence of combinatory strong reduction. (English) Zbl 1187.68125
Summary: I give a proof of the confluence of combinatory strong reduction that does not use the one of $$\lambda$$-calculus. I also give simple and direct proofs of a standardization theorem for this reduction and the strong normalization of simply typed terms.

##### MSC:
 68N18 Functional programming and lambda calculus
##### Keywords:
combinatory logic; confluence
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