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Polymorphism - Definition<br />
poly ( many ) + morph (forms i.e shapes i.e.<br />
types)<br />
polymorphism = values taking more than one type<br />
(recall: values of a type share representation i.e share<br />
shape)<br />
Values – may be simple data, functions, or objects.<br />
2 major kinds<br />
ad-hoc : not true but apparent polymorphism.<br />
Syntactic Reuse<br />
universal: true polymorphism.<br />
Semantic Reuse<br />
4/11/2008 Sundar B., BITS, Pilani. CS C362 4
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