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A Function for Constructing Functions

DEFINE has two forms:
1. To bind a symbol to an expression:

    (define pi 3.141593)
    (define two_pi (* 2 pi))

2. To bind names to lambda expressions

    (define (cube x)
        (* x x x)
    )

Example use: (cube 4)