polymorphism
pronunciation
How to pronounce polymorphism in British English:
UK [ˌpɒlɪ'mɔ:fɪzəm]
How to pronounce polymorphism in American English:
US [ˌpɒlɪ'mɔfɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
- (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
Word Origin
- polymorphism (n.)
- 1839, from polymorph + -ism.
Example
- 1. You really learn about polymorphism when you 've understood the patterns .
- 2. When I was learning computer programming , I often tried to connect the abstract concepts of variables , functions or polymorphism into more vivid , visual descriptions .
- 3. It became clear that the environmental effects ( nurture ) are modulated by genetic polymorphism and epigenetic programming of gene expression ( nature ) to shape development .
- 4. Chapter 3 digs into inheritance ( basic and multiple ) and polymorphism .
- 5. It 's the functionality that we had in the last section , but without the added overhead of run-time polymorphism .