ad-hoc polymorphism
English
Noun
ad-hoc polymorphism (plural ad-hoc polymorphisms)
- (computer science) A kind of polymorphism where polymorphic functions can be applied to arguments of different types, as they can denote a number of distinct and potentially heterogeneous implementations depending on the type of argument(s) to which they are applied.
Related terms
- function overloading
- operator overloading
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