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    <p>I've looked at other definitions and explanations and none of them satisfy me. I want to see if anybody can define polymorphism in at most two sentences without using any code or examples. I don't want to hear 'So you have a person/car/can opener...' or how the word is derived (nobody is impressed that you know what poly and morph means). If you have a very good grasp of what polymorphism is and have a good command of English than you should be able to answer this question in a short, albeit dense, definition. If your definition accurately defines polymorphism but is so dense that it requires a couple of read overs, then that's exactly what I am looking for.</p> <p>Why only two sentences? Because a definition is short and intelligent. An explanation is long and contains examples and code. Look here for explanations (the answer on those pages are not satisfactory for my question):</p> <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/154577/polymorphism-vs-overriding-vs-overloading">Polymorphism vs Overriding vs Overloading</a> <br> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/210460/try-to-describe-polymorphism-as-easy-as-you-can">Try to describe polymorphism as easy as you can</a></p> <p>Why am I asking this question ? Because I was asked the same question and I found I was unable to come up with a satisfactory definition (by my standards, which are pretty high). I want to see if any of the great minds on this site can do it.</p> <p>If you really can't make the two sentence requirement (it's a difficult subject to define) then it's fine if you go over. The idea is to have a definition that actually defines what polymorphism is and doesn't explain what it does or how to use it (get the difference?).</p>
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