ad-hoc polymorphism

English

Noun

ad-hoc polymorphism (usually uncountable, 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 types of argument to which they are applied.

Related terms

function overloading
operator overloading

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