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noun

Say it like: Pol-yty-pe

The correct spelling is polytype. Any of the types involved in polytypism. For example: "Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile."

Usage Examples

Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile.

to polytype an engraving

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of the types involved in polytypism.
  2. 2.A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
  3. 3.In the Hindley–Milner type system, a data type containing variables bound by one or more ∀ (for-all) quantifiers.

verb

  1. 1.To produce a polytype of.

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