adj
Meaning 1
Employing multiple methods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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multimethod
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noun
Meaning 2
A method that uses multiple dispatch, allowing various implementations to be called depending on the types of the arguments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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History
Etymology
From multi- + method.
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Translations
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- French: multiméthode — object-oriented programming