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nullary sum

nullary sum noun: an empty sum.

Noun

nullary sum (plural nullary sums)

  1. An empty sum.
    • These concepts are expressed by sum types, specifically the binary sum, which offers a choice of two things, and the nullary sum, which offers a choice of no things.2012, Robert Harper, Practical Foundations for Programming Languages, →ISBN, page 86

Forms of nullary sum

pluralnullary sums

Questions about nullary sum

What does nullary sum mean?
Nullary sum means an empty sum.
What part of speech is nullary sum?
Nullary sum is a noun.
What is the plural of nullary sum?
The plural of nullary sum is nullary sums.

Words near nullary sum in the dictionary

  1. Nullamanna
  2. nullar
  3. Nullarbor
  4. Nullarbor Plain
  5. nullary
  6. nullary sum
  7. nullary sums
  8. nullas
  9. Nullawarre
  10. Nullawarre North
  11. Nullawil

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