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title: "What is meant by Inheritance?"  
description: "What is meant by Inheritance?"  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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# What is meant by Inheritance?

Inheritance is a relationship among classes, wherein one class shares the structure or behaviour defined in another class. This is called Single Inheritance. If a class shares the structure or behaviour from multiple classes, then it is called Multiple Inheritance. Inheritance defines “is-a” hierarchy among classes in which one subclass inherits from one or more generalised superclasses.

## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

Inheritance is a relationship among classes, wherein one class shares the structure or behaviour defined in another class. This is called Single Inheritance. If a class shares the structure or behaviour from multiple classes, then it is called Multiple Inheritance. Inheritance defines “is-a” hierarchy among classes in which one subclass inherits from one or more generalised superclasses.


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