# Cartesian Inheritance Explosion

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

Record: `lexicon: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#lexicon-cartesian-inheritance-explosion

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Inheritance Complexity](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/inheritance-complexity.md) and before [Direct Access](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/direct-access.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

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

## Linked from

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-structural-patterns.md)