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diff --git a/Doc/library/functools.rst b/Doc/library/functools.rst index 5ee07a7..3d70955 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functools.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst @@ -189,12 +189,8 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions: .. decorator:: singledispatch(default) - Transforms a function into a single-dispatch generic function. A **generic - function** is composed of multiple functions implementing the same operation - for different types. Which implementation should be used during a call is - determined by the dispatch algorithm. When the implementation is chosen - based on the type of a single argument, this is known as **single - dispatch**. + Transforms a function into a :term:`single-dispatch <single + dispatch>` :term:`generic function`. To define a generic function, decorate it with the ``@singledispatch`` decorator. Note that the dispatch happens on the type of the first argument, |