constructed type
A type formed by applying some {type constructor function} to
one or more other types. The usual constructions are
functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and
lifting: lift(t1).
(In {LaTeX}, the lifted type is written with a subscript
{\perp}).
See also {algebraic data type}, {primitive type}.
(1995-02-03)