polymorphism
The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
Other meanings
The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
Related words
- micropolymorphism
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