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> Based upon what you are saying here Scot, then does it follow that
> overloading's only advantage is that we can save some letters?

Basically, yes.   (Though, some might argue that allowing the same
procedure call to be used for many data types makes things more
intuitive, I'm not one of those people.)


> We only need to have one name and it can mean many different things,
> depending upon the parameters that follow?

Exactly.


> Much the same as we need to see the surrounding words to know what is
> meant by the word "type"?

Not sure what you mean by that question...


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