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  • structs/objects are normally called Cartesian Products. Commented Aug 25, 2013 at 16:44
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    @tp1 Only among people who take one (admittedly insightful) idea from type theory too far. Almost everyone else will stare at you blankly, even/especially those who are familiar with the more common use of "Cartesian product". Commented Aug 25, 2013 at 16:55
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    Numeric types, characters and booleans are called primitives. Commented Aug 25, 2013 at 17:19
  • @delnan: Structs / records were introduced to me as Cartesian products in my first semester at college. Commented Jan 19, 2014 at 20:05
  • @Giorgio It's entirely possible that your professors fall under the characterization I gave six months ago. Commented Jan 19, 2014 at 20:47