Questions tagged [terminology]
For questions about words, phrases and definitions that are specific to proof assistants.
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What is a 'truncation'?
I've heard of many truncations in homotopy type theory, like propositional truncation, homotopy n-truncation, etc., and I think I understand these specific concepts.
People also talk about 'double-...
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Difference between implementation and formalisation in a proof assistant
Some authors refer to their works as "implementation of the theory in (let's say) Agda", some refer as "formalization of the theory in Agda". What is the difference between them?
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What is a weak function space and what does it have to do with HOAS?
What is a weak function space and what does it have to do with higher order abstract syntax?
I mean I know what a weak function space is. It's that thing you use for HOAS in Lambda Prolog or toolkits ...
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Does ST$\lambda$C equal to simple type theory?
Is "simple type theory" a folklore, or does it have a formal definition? On nlab, it's only discussed "practically":
In practice any type theory is called a simple type theory if ...
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What is focusing and how do I use it?
I have heard the term "focusing" with respect to the sequent calculus (System LK) and related calculi like the $\bar{\lambda} \mu \tilde{\mu}$-calculus. What is focusing and how do I use it?
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What's "predicative" about pC(u)IC?
Timany and Sozeau's Predicative Calculus of Cumulative Inductive Constructions (pCuIC) [1] adds extra cumulativity to the inductive types of (Lee and Werner's [2], I think?) pCIC. But what does the &...
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What is a commuting conversion and why are they problematic?
Off and on I have heard of the jargon "commuting conversion" but I don't really know what it means.
I've heard commuting conversions are problematic but I don't know why.
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What's "Swedish" style of doing type theory or proof assistants?
Jon Sterling said Conor McBride's universe polymorphism proposal to be:
seems to have worked well in Swedish experiments
I wonder, what does "Swedish" mean here? What kind of type theory ...
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What is an algebraic data type?
When I first learned Haskell, I was told that you use data keyword to define an "algebraic data type", or a "sum type". Then I learned the idea ...
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How did the meaning of "lifting" in proof assistants arise?
In topology, the notion of "lifting" has a quite a long history, starting with the theory of covering spaces, where the classic example is that if you take an outdoor spiral staircase, $S$ ...
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What is an eliminator?
What is an eliminator?
Are there any differences between an eliminator and an elimination form (such as $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$ for binary products)?
Does every type have exactly one?
Is the type of the ...
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What is a Proof Assistant?
How would you explain to a beginner in simple terms, what a Proof Assistant is?
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