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  1. polymorphism:


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polymorphism:

polymorphism [the ~] noun

  1. the polymorphism
    – (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) 1
    the polymorphism
    – (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) 1
  2. the polymorphism
    – (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound 1
    the pleomorphism; the polymorphism
    – (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound 1
  3. the polymorphism
    – (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on 1
    the polymorphism
    – (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on 1
  4. the polymorphism
    – In an object-oriented programming language, the ability to redefine a routine in a derived class (a class that inherited its data structures and routines from another class). 2
    the polymorphism
    – In an object-oriented programming language, the ability to redefine a routine in a derived class (a class that inherited its data structures and routines from another class). 2

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Related Definitions for "polymorphism":

  1. (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)1
  2. (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound1
  3. (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on1
  4. In an object-oriented programming language, the ability to redefine a routine in a derived class (a class that inherited its data structures and routines from another class).2

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