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Modular lambda function

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In mathematics, the modular lambda function is a highly symmetric holomorphic function defined on the complex upper half-plane. It is invariant under the fractional linear action of the congruence group Gamma(2) and generates the function field of the corresponding quotient, making it a Hauptmodul for the modular curve X(2); at each point of its domain, its value can be described as a cross ratio of the branch points of a ramified double cover of the projective line by an elliptic curve. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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    In mathematics, the modular lambda function λ(τ) is a highly symmetric holomorphic function on the complex upper half-plane.
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    is a highly symmetric holomorphic function on the complex upper half-plane
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