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From: Simon Kinahan <simonk>
Subject: Re: Types, types: static vs. dynamic -- classification
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David N. Smith <dnsmith@watson.ibm.com> wrote:

>
>Static Polymorphism
>
>   Multiple meanings resolved statically (ie, without execution of
>   the program being of any assistance).
>
>Dynamic Polymorphism
>
>   Multiple meanings resolved dynamically (ie, with execution of
>   the program assisting in the determination of which meaning to
>   select.)

In which case C++ polymorphism is dynamnic, and the only language
with static polymorphism is Standard ML. Is this what you intended ?
I have never hear of static and dynamic polymorphism before, I have
heard of static and dynamic typing, but that is different.

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