Hi Achim,

I think I understand now.

> It's important to note that, regardless of the lexical context, def(n)  
> creates global/top-level definitions (contrary to scheme, i believe).
>

(defn create-a [firstName lastName]
  (defn getFirstName [] firstName)
  (defn getLastName [] lastName)
  (fn [operator & operands]
    (apply operator operands)))

(def t (create-a "Kurt" "Z"))
(def r (create-a "Bob" "hope"))

(t getFirstName)
  --> returns "Bob" instead of "Kurt"

And this is the case because despite where defn is declared, it is a
top level definition in the current name space. Thus calling "def r"
above redefines getFirstName and getLastName.

Thanks for clearing this up.
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