The term "principal type" is often used in the context of programming languages and type systems, particularly in the study of type inference and polymorphism. Here’s a breakdown of what it usually refers to: 1. **Principal Type**: In type theory and programming languages, the principal type of an expression is the most general type that can be assigned to that expression. It captures all possible types that the expression can take without losing any information about its behavior.
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