hylomorphism

English

Noun

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. (computer science) Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism.

Translations

philosophical doctrine

• French: hylémorphisme (fr) m
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composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism

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See also

• anamorphism
• catamorphism
• metamorphism