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Operator overloading

In computer programming, operator overloading, sometimes termed operator ad hoc polymorphism, is a specific case of polymorphism, where different operators have different implementations depending on their arguments. Operator overloading is generally defined by a programming language, a programmer, or both.

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related to Criticisms · 7
Operator overloading → Another, Because, For, In, Java, Operator, While
related to Java · 7
Operator overloading → Brian Goetz, Java, Oracle, Project Valhalla, Sun Microsystems, Value, When
related to ALGOL 68 · 3
Operator overloading → ALGOL, Extract, The ALGOL
related to C# · 3
Operator overloading → Microsoft, NET, Visual Basic
related to Kotlin · 3
Operator overloading → Because, Java, Kotlin
related to Rationale · 3
Operator overloading → For, It, Operator
related to Python · 2
Operator overloading → For, Python
related to Rust · 2
Operator overloading → Operator, Rust
related to C++ · 1
Operator overloading → ALGOL
related to Lua · 1
Operator overloading → Lua

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