Abstract

ntroduce some simple general theory to allow us to talk about notions of higher-type computable functional. The following definitions (with minor variations) appear frequently in the literature. Definition 1.1 (Weak partial type structures) A weak partial type structure, or weak PTS A [over a set X], consists of the following data: . for each type #, a set A # of elements of type # [equipped with a canonical bijection A 0 # = X], . for each #, # , a partial application function ## : A ### A # # A # . We usually omit type subscripts from application operations, and often write x y simply as xy. By convention, w

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