[TYPES/announce] subject reduction

Peter Selinger selinger at mathstat.dal.ca
Tue Dec 5 15:26:23 EST 2017


Dear type theorists,

what is the origin of the term "subject reduction"? I am of course
referring to the property that if M:A and M -> N, then N:A, also
known as type preservation.

I can sort of see where "reduction" comes into it, but why "subject"?

Thanks, -- Peter


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