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a higher-order typed lambda calculus with dependent types and polymorphism in which propositions and proofs are types and terms, the basis of the Coq proof assistant.

In programming languages, calculus of constructions refers to a higher-order typed lambda calculus with dependent types and polymorphism in which propositions and proofs are types and terms, the basis of the Coq proof assistant. This meaning comes from Coquand (1988) in Information and Computation.[1]

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References

Coquand, T., & Huet, G. (1988). The calculus of constructions. Information and Computation, 76(2-3), 95-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/0890-5401(88)90005-3

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