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Polymorphism

Polymorphism is a cornerstone concept in object-oriented programming (OOP) that allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass. It is a programming feature that enables a single interface to control access to a general class of actions. There are two primary types of polymorphism: compile-time (or static), achieved through method overloading and operator overloading, and runtime (or dynamic), realized through method overriding where the method call to an overridden method is resolved at runtime. Polymorphism enhances code flexibility and code reusability by allowing developers to write generic code and more abstract code that can work with various data types and objects, making it easier to extend software and maintain software. It encapsulates the idea of "one interface, many implementations," enabling objects to behave differently under different contexts while sharing a common interface.