types and classes

Question 1

type

Answer 1

collections of related values

Question 2

classes

Answer 2

collections of types that support certain overloaded methods

Question 3

statically typed

Answer 3

types are determined at compile time

Question 4

strongly typed

Answer 4

the type cannot be changed once assigned to a value

Question 5

type errors

Answer 5

applying a function to arguments of the wrong type

Question 6

what is the difference between a list and a tuple

Answer 6

tuples are finite, can be different types and cant have only one value

Question 7

function

Answer 7

a mapping of values of one type to another

Question 8

polymorphic functions

Answer 8

its type contains one or more type variables or can be used with different types

Question 9

what makes a polymorphic function overloaded

Answer 9

if its type contains one or more class constraints

Question 10

immutability

Answer 10

the value of variables cannot be changed

Question 11

impure functions

Answer 11

you can get a different result each time as they depend on the state of the world (e.g. user input)

Question 12

pure functions

Answer 12

with the same input youll get the same results

Question 13

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Answer 13

a function that generates a list of numbers based on the values either side of it