ad-hoc polymorphism

English

Noun

ad-hoc polymorphism (usually uncountable, plural ad-hoc polymorphisms)

1. (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