type class

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Synonyms: top class, type cast

Antonyms: top class, type cast

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[type system]] construct that supports [[ad hoc]] [[polymorphism]] (independent of the type hierarchy), first pioneered in [[Haskell]].

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