CONSTRUCTED TYPE
\kənstɹˈʌktɪd tˈa͡ɪp], \kənstɹˈʌktɪd tˈaɪp], \k_ə_n_s_t_ɹ_ˈʌ_k_t_ɪ_d t_ˈaɪ_p]\
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A type formed by applying some type constructor function toone or more other types. The usual constructions arefunctions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 andlifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript\perp).See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.