# Cartesian Inheritance Explosion

> Modeling every combination of two independent dimensions as its own subclass, so the class count grows multiplicatively.

Record: `lex:cartesian-inheritance-explosion`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-cartesian-inheritance-explosion

## category

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/structural-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Bridge Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/bridge-pattern.md)