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algebraic data types

algebraic data types is the plural of algebraic data type.

Meaning of algebraic data type

Noun

algebraic data type (plural algebraic data types)

  1. (type theory) A data type formed by combining other types.
    • Generally, algebraic data types represent sums of products, where the cases form the alternatives of a sum type, and each case represents a product type that can be constructed from zero to many constitutent types. An EDT is a special case of ADT where each product type is a singleton.2021, Martin Odersky et al., chapter 19, in Programming in Scala, 5th edition, Artima, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    ADT

Questions about algebraic data types

What is algebraic data types the plural of?
Algebraic data types is the plural of algebraic data type.

Words near algebraic data types in the dictionary

  1. algebraic closures
  2. algebraic combinatorics
  3. algebraic curve
  4. algebraic curves
  5. algebraic data type
  6. algebraic data types
  7. algebraic equation
  8. algebraic equations
  9. algebraic extension
  10. algebraic extensions
  11. algebraic function

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