Paramorphism

A paramorphism (from Greek παρά, meaning "close together") is an extension of the concept of catamorphism first introduced by Lambert Meertens [1] to deal with a form which “eats its argument and keeps it too”,[2][3] as exemplified by the factorial function. Its categorical dual is the apomorphism.

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References

  1. Meertens, Lambert (1992). "Paramorphisms". CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.19.4825.
  2. Philip Wadler.Views: A way for pattern matching to cohabit with data abstraction. Technical Report 34, Programming Methodology Group, University of Göteburg and Chalmers University of Technology, March 1987.
  3. Meijer, Erik; Fokkinga, Maarten; Paterson, Ross (1991). "Functional Programming with Bananas, Lenses, Envelopes and Barbed Wire". CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.41.125.

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