catamorphism

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Noun

catamorphism (plural catamorphisms)

1. (computer science) A generalization of the folds on lists known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as initial algebras.

Related terms

• anamorphism
• hylomorphism
• paramorphism

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