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polytype.

Any of the types involved in polytypism.

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Meaning & usage

noun

  1. Any of the types involved in polytypism.

    Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile.

  2. A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.

  3. In the Hindley–Milner type system, a data type containing variables bound by one or more ∀ (for-all) quantifiers.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English type English polytype From poly- + type.

verb

  1. To produce a polytype of.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English type English polytype From poly- + type.

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