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polymorphismhas definition A property of object oriented software by which an abstract operation may be performed in different ways in different classes    source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:40.0
has definition The ability to use the same syntax for objects of different typesadded by: JK, reference: Source 2, 2001-10-19 11:37:40.0
exists when several classes which each implement the operation either have a common superclass in which the operation exists, or else implement an interface that contains the operationsource: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:40.0
gets power from dynamic bindingsource: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:41.0
is one of the fundamental features of the object oriented paradigm    source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:41.0
is a subtopic of Object Oriented Programming Concepts2001-10-19 11:37:41.0
is a kind of mechanismadded by: JK, 2001-10-19 11:37:41.0