Common Lisp the Language, 2nd Edition


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28.1.6. Generic Functions and Methods

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A generic function is a function whose behavior depends on the classes or identities of the arguments supplied to it. The methods define the class-specific behavior and operations of the generic function. The following sections describe generic functions and methods.
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