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The phrase "generic function" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of computer programming, to describe a type of function that is not specific to a particular set of data or task but can be used in a number of contexts. For example: "This program includes a generic function that can be used to perform a wide range of calculations."
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generic function
noun
Entity made up of all methods having the same name.
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Further, a method for determining link cost of particular traffic class, as a unique generic function of the single generalized performance metric has been proposed.
generic function lambda list n.
The definition of the referenced generic function.
See Section 3.4.2 (Generic Function Lambda Lists).
Writer-function-name---a generic function name.
the reconstruction should be controlled by a generic function.
The macro defmethod defines a method on a generic function.
(a generic function) to define a method for the generic function, or in other words, to refine the behavior of the generic function by giving it a specific meaning for a particular set of classes or arguments.
If a generic function is called and no methods are applicable, the generic function no-applicable-method is invoked, with the results from that call being used as the results of the call to the original generic function.
standard generic function a function of type standard-generic-function. standard input n. the input stream which is the value of the dynamic variable *standard-input*.
applicable method n. (of a generic function called with arguments) a method of the generic function for which the arguments satisfy the parameter specializers of that method.
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