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<p>;Monadic Type<br/>
:A type (<code>Maybe</code>);Unit operation<br/>
:A type converter (<code>Just(x)</code>);Bind operation<br/>
:A combinator for monadic functions ( <code>>>=</code> or <code>.flatMap()</code>)</p>

<p>These are the 3 things necessary to form a monad. Other monads may embody different logical processes, and some may have additional properties, but all of them will have these three similar components.</p>

<p><big> Definition </big></p>
<p>The more common definition for a monad in functional programming, used</p><p>
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