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n. - (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences); (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound.

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  • Sure OOP introduced constructs such as polymorphism and interfaces etc to wiggle this, but imperfectly.
  • "polymorphism" that increase the power and flexibility of an object.
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