hylomorphism

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Etymology

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From hylo- (matter) +‎ morphism.

Noun

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hylomorphism (countable and uncountable, plural hylomorphisms)

  1. (philosophy) The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter.
  2. (functional programming) Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.

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