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(define <variable> <expression>)syntax
(define (<variable> <formals>) <body>)syntax

<Formals> should be either a sequence of zero or more variables, or a sequence of one or more variables followed by a space-delimited period and another variable (as in a lambda expression). This form is equivalent to

(define <variable>
  (lambda (<formals>) <body>)).