Determining the Effective Method (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 7.6.6.1 Determining the Effective Method

The effective method is determined by the following three-step procedure:

1.

  Select the applicable methods.

2.

  Sort the applicable methods by precedence order, putting the most specific method first.

3.

  Apply method combination to the sorted list of applicable methods, producing the effective method.