catamorphism

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Synonyms: katamorphism, metamorphism, anamorphism, paramorphism

Antonyms: katamorphism, metamorphism, anamorphism, paramorphism

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|functional programming}} A [[generalization]] of the [[fold]]s on [[list]]s known from [[functional programming]] to arbitrary [[abstract data type]]s that can be described as [[initial algebra]]s.

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