diamond problem (English, noun)
expansion: diamond problem (plural diamond problems)
Senses:
qualifier: object-oriented programming
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: diamond problems
tags: plural