Does anyone know if there is there a name for the idea that new concepts (such as negative numbers, complex numbers or type constructors in a type system) are only ever introduced into a preexisting "system" so that they can be eliminated later, after helping make some progress?
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Ephemeral?
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A hylomorphism has this kind of structure
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So the 'elimination' step is hylomorphic fusion?
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