In type theory, a theory within mathematical logic, the bottom type is the type that has no values. It is also called the zero or empty type, and is sometimes denoted with falsum (⊥).
A function whose return type is bottom cannot return any value. In the Curry–Howard correspondence, the bottom type corresponds to falsity.
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