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Normalization by Evaluation

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We extend normalization by evaluation (first presented in [4]) from the pure typed λ-calculus to general higher type term rewrite systems. This work also gives a theoretical explanation of the normalization algorithm implemented in the Minlog system

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Berger, U., Eberl, M., Schwichtenberg, H. (1998). Normalization by Evaluation. In: Möller, B., Tucker, J.V. (eds) Prospects for Hardware Foundations. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1546. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49254-2_4

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