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Anamorphism vs Hylomorphism - What's the difference?

anamorphism | hylomorphism |

In computer science|lang=en terms the difference between anamorphism and hylomorphism

is that anamorphism is (computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras while hylomorphism is (computer science) composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.

As nouns the difference between anamorphism and hylomorphism

is that anamorphism is (computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras while hylomorphism is (philosophy) the doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.

anamorphism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras

    • Related terms

    * anamorphic

    hylomorphism

    English

    (wikipedia hylomorphism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.
  • (computer science) composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism

    • See also

    * anamorphism * catamorphism * metamorphism