1. the occurrence of something in several different forms
Usage: biology
2. the ability of a programming language to process objects differently depending on their data type or class
Usage: computer science
3. the existence of a chemical compound in two or more different crystal forms
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The butterfly species shows polymorphism in wing color patterns.
• Genetic polymorphism helps populations adapt to changing environments.
• Object-oriented programming relies heavily on polymorphism.
• The same function can handle different data types through polymorphism.
• Carbon exhibits polymorphism in forms like diamond and graphite.
• Polymorphism allows the same interface to be used for different underlying data types.
• The researcher studied polymorphism in the local bird population.