Meanings
adjectivemultimethod (not comparable)
alternative multi-method
- not comparableEmploying multiple methods.
nounmultimethod (plural multimethods)
plural multimethods · alternative multi-method
- object-oriented programmingA method that uses multiple dispatch, allowing various implementations to be called depending on the types of the arguments.
Origin
Translations
French multiméthode
- multiméthodeobject-oriented programming
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APA
multimethod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimethod
MLA
“multimethod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimethod. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multimethod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimethod.
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