span> <span>&#45;&gt;</span> <span><span class="type-var">'a</span> list</span></code></dt><dt class="spec value" id="val-drop"><a href="#val-drop" class="anchor"></a><code><span class="keyword">val</span> drop : <span><span class="type-var">'a</span> list</span> <span>&#45;&gt;</span> int <span>&#45;&gt;</span> <span><span class="type-var">'a</span> list</span></code></dt><dd><p><code>drop l n</code> returns <code>l</code> without the first <code>n</code> elements, or the empty list if <code>n &gt; length 