[Haskell-beginners] A question about pattern matching

[bahadýr altan]

Hello. I'm wondering what " (Eq a) =>" part in the code below does.. I couldn't figure it myself.. Thanks in advance :)
isPalindrome :: (Eq a) => [a] -> Bool isPalindrome xs = xs == (reverse xs)
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