Symbol binding, function property

A symbol can have a value and a function binding at the same time.

> (setq foo 10)

10

> (defun foo (n) "Returns n plus two." (+ n 2) )

FOO

> (describe 'foo)

FOO is a SYMBOL.

Its value is 10

It is INTERNAL in the COMMON-LISP-USER package.

Its function binding is #<Interpreted Function FOO>

The function takes arguments ()

Its property list has these indicator/value pairs:

EXCL::%FUN-DOCUMENTATION "Returns n plus two."

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