Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diamond problem

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-mond prob-lem
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ambiguity that arises when two classes B and C inherit from A, and a further class D inherits from both B and C, so that if there is a method in A that B and/or C has overridden, and D does not override it, it is unclear which version of the method D should inherit.

Etymology

So called because a diagram of the classes has a diamond (quadrilateral) shape.

Inflected Forms

diamond problems (plural)

Phrases

diamond inheritance

Frequently Paired Words

diamond inheritance

Synonyms

deadly diamond of death dreaded diamond

Questions

What does diamond problem mean?: The ambiguity that arises when two classes B and C inherit from A, and a further class D inherits from both B and C, so that if there is a method in A that B and/or C has overridden, and D does not override it, it is unclear which version of the method D should inherit.
Where does diamond problem come from?: So called because a diagram of the classes has a diamond (quadrilateral) shape.

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