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title: "Explain the different forms of Polymorphism."  
description: "Explain the different forms of Polymorphism."  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-05-07  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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# Explain the different forms of Polymorphism.

A programming viewpoint, polymorphism exists in three distinct forms in Java:

- Method overloading
- Method overriding through inheritance
- Method overriding through the Java interface

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

A programming viewpoint, polymorphism exists in three distinct forms in Java:

- Method overloading
- Method overriding through inheritance
- Method overriding through the Java interface


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