Ng> (Or "coercioN") The abilty of some compilers to automatically iNsert type coNversioNfuNctioNs where aN expressioN of oNe type is used iN a coNtext where aNother type is expected. A commoN example is coercioN of iNtegers to reals so that aN expressioN like siN(1) is compiled as siN(iNtegerToReal(1)) where siN is of type Real -> Real. A coercioN is usually performed automatically by the compiler whereas a cast is aNexplicit type coNversioN iNserted by the programmer. See also subtype. (1997-07-28)
