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Typechecker: Allow easier modification of standard library

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cleanup typechecker
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Description

See previous discussions in https://github.com/stan-dev/stanc3/pull/1182 and https://github.com/stan-dev/stanc3/pull/1184. In short, it is difficult to use the current compiler architecture with anything other than the signatures built in to Stan's math backend, including add things (like in Torsten) and replacing it entirely (like deepppl)

This is important to consider when thinking about https://github.com/stan-dev/stanc3/issues/1373 as well

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Research direction

Start by reading the discussions in pull requests #1182 and #1184, then review the relationship to issue #1373. Establish a concrete architecture proposal for adding to or replacing the standard-library signatures, with a clear boundary for what support would count as complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ocaml
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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