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Wikipedia: Lisp

Primitives

Quote

Quote defers evaluation: 

(quote (+ 1 4)) ; returns the list (+ 1 4), not 5

' is shorthand: 

'(+ 1 4)

Set

Set assigns the value of the first argument to the value of the second argument: 

(set 'x 1)  ; sets the symbol x to value 1
(set (quote x) 1) ; same thing
(set 'y 'x) ; sets the symbol y to symbol x
(set y 2)   ; x now has value 2

Setq is a synonym for (set '): 

(setq x 1)  ; sets the symbol x to value 1

Lambda

Lambda creates a function object: 

(set 'f (lambda (a b) (+ a b)))

Defun

Defines a function: 

(defun funny (a b) (+ a b))

Funcall

Calls a function object with known number of arguments: 

(funcall f 4 5) ; returns 9

Apply

Apply calls a function object. The arguments to the function are supplied as a list: 

(apply f '(2 3)) ; quote the list to avoid evaluating the arguments
(apply f (quote (2 4))) ; same thing

Function

Function gets the function object bound to a name: 

(function funny) ; returns function object
#'funny          ; same thing
(set 'g (function funny))
(apply g '(5 6)) ; returns 11
(apply (function funny) '(7 8)) ; returns 15

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