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 \isamarkupsection{Coercive subtyping%

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 \begin{matharray}{rcl}

     \indexdef{HOL}{attribute}{coercion}\hypertarget{attribute.HOL.coercion}{\hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion}{\mbox{\isa{coercion}}}} & : & \isa{attribute} \\

     \indexdef{HOL}{attribute}{coercion\_enabled}\hypertarget{attribute.HOL.coercion-enabled}{\hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion-enabled}{\mbox{\isa{coercion{\isaliteral{5F}{\isacharunderscore}}enabled}}}} & : & \isa{attribute} \\

     \indexdef{HOL}{attribute}{coercion\_map}\hypertarget{attribute.HOL.coercion-map}{\hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion-map}{\mbox{\isa{coercion{\isaliteral{5F}{\isacharunderscore}}map}}}} & : & \isa{attribute} \\

   \end{matharray}

   \begin{railoutput}

 \rail@begin{2}{}

 \rail@term{\hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion}{\mbox{\isa{coercion}}}}[]

 \rail@bar

 \rail@nextbar{1}

 \rail@nont{\hyperlink{syntax.term}{\mbox{\isa{term}}}}[]

 \rail@endbar

 \rail@end

 \end{railoutput}

   \begin{railoutput}

 \rail@begin{2}{}

 \rail@term{\hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion-map}{\mbox{\isa{coercion{\isaliteral{5F}{\isacharunderscore}}map}}}}[]

 \rail@bar

 \rail@nextbar{1}

 \rail@nont{\hyperlink{syntax.term}{\mbox{\isa{term}}}}[]

 \rail@endbar

 \rail@end

 \end{railoutput}

   Coercive subtyping allows the user to omit explicit type conversions,

   also called \emph{coercions}.  Type inference will add them as

   necessary when parsing a term. See

   \cite{traytel-berghofer-nipkow-2011} for details.

   \begin{description}

   \item \hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion}{\mbox{\isa{coercion}}}~\isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}f{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} registers a new

   coercion function \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}f\ {\isaliteral{3A}{\isacharcolon}}{\isaliteral{3A}{\isacharcolon}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C7369676D613E}{\isasymsigma}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub {\isadigit{1}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C52696768746172726F773E}{\isasymRightarrow}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C7369676D613E}{\isasymsigma}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub {\isadigit{2}}{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} where \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}{\isaliteral{5C3C7369676D613E}{\isasymsigma}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub {\isadigit{1}}{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} and \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}{\isaliteral{5C3C7369676D613E}{\isasymsigma}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub {\isadigit{2}}{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} are nullary type constructors. Coercions are

   composed by the inference algorithm if needed. Note that the type

   inference algorithm is complete only if the registered coercions form

   a lattice.

   \item \hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion-map}{\mbox{\isa{coercion{\isaliteral{5F}{\isacharunderscore}}map}}}~\isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}map{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} registers a new

   map function to lift coercions through type constructors. The function

   \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}map{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} must conform to the following type pattern

   \begin{matharray}{lll}

     \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}map{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} & \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}{\isaliteral{3A}{\isacharcolon}}{\isaliteral{3A}{\isacharcolon}}{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} &

       \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}f\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub {\isadigit{1}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C52696768746172726F773E}{\isasymRightarrow}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C646F74733E}{\isasymdots}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C52696768746172726F773E}{\isasymRightarrow}}\ f\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub n\ {\isaliteral{5C3C52696768746172726F773E}{\isasymRightarrow}}\ {\isaliteral{28}{\isacharparenleft}}{\isaliteral{5C3C616C7068613E}{\isasymalpha}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub {\isadigit{1}}{\isaliteral{2C}{\isacharcomma}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C646F74733E}{\isasymdots}}{\isaliteral{2C}{\isacharcomma}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C616C7068613E}{\isasymalpha}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub n{\isaliteral{29}{\isacharparenright}}\ t\ {\isaliteral{5C3C52696768746172726F773E}{\isasymRightarrow}}\ {\isaliteral{28}{\isacharparenleft}}{\isaliteral{5C3C626574613E}{\isasymbeta}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub {\isadigit{1}}{\isaliteral{2C}{\isacharcomma}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C646F74733E}{\isasymdots}}{\isaliteral{2C}{\isacharcomma}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C626574613E}{\isasymbeta}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub n{\isaliteral{29}{\isacharparenright}}\ t{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} \\

   \end{matharray}

   where \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}t{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} is a type constructor and \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}f\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub i{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} is of

   type \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}{\isaliteral{5C3C616C7068613E}{\isasymalpha}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub i\ {\isaliteral{5C3C52696768746172726F773E}{\isasymRightarrow}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C626574613E}{\isasymbeta}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub i{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}} or

   \isa{{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}{\isaliteral{5C3C626574613E}{\isasymbeta}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub i\ {\isaliteral{5C3C52696768746172726F773E}{\isasymRightarrow}}\ {\isaliteral{5C3C616C7068613E}{\isasymalpha}}\isaliteral{5C3C5E697375623E}{}\isactrlisub i{\isaliteral{22}{\isachardoublequote}}}.

   Registering a map function overwrites any existing map function for

   this particular type constructor.

   \item \hyperlink{attribute.HOL.coercion-enabled}{\mbox{\isa{coercion{\isaliteral{5F}{\isacharunderscore}}enabled}}} enables the coercion

   inference algorithm.