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Princeton's WordNet

  1. polymorphous, polymorphicadjective

    relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms

    "polymorphous crystallization"

  2. polymorphic, polymorphousadjective

    relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population

    "a polymorphic species"

  3. polymorphic, polymorphousadjective

    having or occurring in several distinct forms

    "man is both polymorphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god"

Wiktionary

  1. polymorphicadjective

    relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms

ChatGPT

  1. polymorphic

    Polymorphic refers to the ability of an entity to take on many different forms or types. In biology, it refers to the occurrence of different forms or types in the same species. In computer science, it is a programming language feature that allows values of different data types to be handled using a uniform interface. Same term, but the meaning varies depending on the context it is used in.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Polymorphicadjective

    polymorphous

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of polymorphic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of polymorphic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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