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An overlapping feature of type theory and type systems.

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Calculus of constructions, type-in-type and recursion

Does adding type-in-type to the calculus of constructions lead to (general) recursion? Such that one can write the Y combinator.
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What untyped term inhabits induction on natural numbers in CoC?

Induction on Church-encoded natural numbers (which I will call indNat) can not be defined within the Calculus of Constructions. If we assumed indNat as an axiom, is there an untyped term that would h …
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Why does Coq include let-expressions in its core language

Coq includes let-expressions in its core language. We can translate let-expressions to applications like this: let x : t = v in b ~> (\(x:t). b) v I understand that this does not always work because t …
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