Hindley-Milner type system

English

Etymology

First described by J. Roger Hindley and later rediscovered by Robin Milner.

Noun

Hindley-Milner type system (plural Hindley-Milner type systems)

1. (computing theory) A classical type system for the lambda calculus with parametric polymorphism, notable for its completeness and its ability to infer the most general type of a given program without programmer-supplied type annotations or other hints.

Derived terms

• HM