English Explanatory Dictionary

Hindley-Milner type system

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A classical type system for the lambda calculus with parametric polymorphism, notable for its completeness and its ability to infer the most general type of a given program without programmer-supplied type annotations or other hints.

Word forms

Hindley-Milner type system Hindley-Milner type systems

Etymology

First described by J. Roger Hindley and later rediscovered by Robin Milner.

Derived words

HM
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