Quotient Polymorphism

Quotient types increase the power of type systems by allowing types to include equational properties. However, two key practical issues arise: code being duplicated, and valid code being rejected. Specifically, function definitions often need to be repeated for each quotient of a type, and valid functions may be rejected if they include subterms that do not respect the quotient. This article addresses these reusability and expressivity issues by introducing a notion of quotient polymorphism that we call choice polymorphism . We give practical examples of its use, develop the underlying theory, and implement it in Quotient Haskell.

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Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
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2026-01-08
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3776665
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Logic, programming, and type systems
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Quotient Polymorphism

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Quotient Polymorphism

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Abstract

Quotient types increase the power of type systems by allowing types to include equational properties. However, two key practical issues arise: code being duplicated, and valid code being rejected. Specifically, function definitions often need to be repeated for each quotient of a type, and valid functions may be rejected if they include subterms that do not respect the quotient. This article addresses these reusability and expressivity issues by introducing a notion of quotient polymorphism that we call choice polymorphism . We give practical examples of its use, develop the underlying theory, and implement it in Quotient Haskell.

Proceedings of the ACM on Programming LanguagesVol. 10(POPL)
University of Nottingham (GB)
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Logic, programming, and type systems
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