What are the key aspects of a strongly typed language?

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What makes a language strongly typed? I'm looking for the most important aspects of a strongly typed language.

Yesterday I asked if PowerShell was strongly typed, but no one could agree on the definition of "strongly-typed", so I'm looking to clarify the definition.

Feel free to link to wikipedia or other sources, but don't just cut and paste for your answer.

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