5.5.2 Step 2: Sort applicable methods by specificity

Start with the set of applicable methods. Compare the parameter specializers of the methods. If one type is a subtype of the other, the method whose parameter is of the subtype is more specific than the other method. Sort the list of applicable methods from most specific to least specific.

Let's continue with the example of calling say-greeting with an argument of 7. The parameter specializers of the two methods are <object> and <integer>. Because <integer> is a subtype of <object>, the method on <integer> is more specific than the method on <object>.