polytype

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Synonyms: polytope, holotype, polype, polytypic, polystyle, polytene, polytypes, porotype, polytyped, polygyne, polytone

Antonyms: polytope, holotype, polype, polytypic, polystyle, polytene, polytypes, porotype, polytyped, polygyne, polytone

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Noun

1. Any of the [[type]]s involved in [[polytypism]].
2. A [[cast]], or [[facsimile]] [[copy]], of an engraved block, matter in [[type]], etc.
3. {{lb|en|comptheory}} In the {{w|Hindley–Milner type system}}, a [[data type]] containing [[variable]]s bound by one or more [[∀]] ([[for all|for-all]]) [[quantifier]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To produce a polytype of.

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