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`T | null` is equivalent to T. You can assign null to `T`>

It's like saying `string | "foo"` it is simply `string` due to subtyping.

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... no? Unless you're referring to null as a bottom type, then that doesn't hold. Are you describing some property of a specific language?

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0 pointsepolanski1y ago0 comments

`T | null` is equivalent to T. You can assign null to `T`>

It's like saying `string | "foo"` it is simply `string` due to subtyping.

... no? Unless you're referring to null as a bottom type, then that doesn't hold. Are you describing some property of a specific language?

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