A theory of type polymorphism in programming

1978 · Journal of Computer and System Sciences · 2,214 citations · 2 from inside this corpus

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What this paper cites, inside the corpus

Paper	Year	Cited
A Machine-Oriented Logic Based on the Resolution Principle	1965	3,929

What cites it, inside the corpus

Paper	Year	Cited
The Definition of Standard ML	1997	2,415
On understanding types, data abstraction, and polymorphism	1985	1,681

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Topics

Logic, programming, and type systems	Computer Science
Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge	Computer Science
semigroups and automata theory	Computer Science

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