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abstract type

abstract type noun: a type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated.

Noun

abstract type (plural abstract types)

  1. a type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated.

Forms of abstract type

pluralabstract types

Questions about abstract type

What does abstract type mean?
Abstract type means a type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated.
What part of speech is abstract type?
Abstract type is a noun.
What is the plural of abstract type?
The plural of abstract type is abstract types.

Words near abstract type in the dictionary

  1. abstract polytopes
  2. abstract publication
  3. abstract publications
  4. abstract term
  5. abstract terms
  6. abstract type
  7. abstract types
  8. abstract universal
  9. abstract universals
  10. abstract verb
  11. abstract verbs

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