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On Julia, you can define more than one method for each function. Suppose we define three methods of the same function: foo(x) = 1 foo(x::Number) = 2 foo(x::Int) = 3 When deciding what method to use (called dispatch), Julia chooses the more specific method that matches the types of the argument...

The simplest composite type is an immutable type. Instances of immutable types, like tuples, are values. Their fields cannot be changed after they are created. In many ways, an immutable type is like a Tuple with names for the type itself and for each field. Singleton types Composite types, by def...