Quote: the C++ type system uses name equivalence instead of structural equivalence because it is safer and cleaner; everything has exactly one definition

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Name equivalence is the bedrock of the C++ … [for structurally equivalent objects] ensure that explicit conversions can be used to provide low-level … structural equivalence because I consider it the safest … This later grew into the "one- definition rule:" …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: C++ defines layout compatibility rules for structurally equivalent objects; allows explicit conversions for low-level services

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