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Symbolic programming

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Symbolic programming is a conceptual framework for developing algorithms based on the idea that formulas and program components can be manipulated as if they themselves are data[1]. Through symbolic programming, complex processes can be developed that build other more intricate processes by dynamically combining smaller units of functionality.

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  1. ^ http://www.ai.uga.edu/mc/LispNotes/FirstLectureOnSymbolicProgramming.pdf
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