Meaning & use
Genericity
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The quality or degree of being generic; in computer science and mathematics, the property of a design, function, or type that allows it to operate on many different data types.
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The library was praised for its genericity, letting programmers use the same functions on lists, sets, or custom objects.
Increasing the genericity of the algorithm made it reusable across several unrelated projects.
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The term is especially common in programming languages that support "generics," such as Java, C#, and Ada, where genericity lets code work with multiple types safely.
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2. noun
The general applicability or non-specificity of a product, brand, or term.
Critics questioned the genericity of the store's unbranded packaging.
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