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by groovy2shoes 4388 days ago
Subtype polymorphism. Dynamic dispatch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtype_polymorphism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_dispatch

Polymorphism is a feature of the type system, and thus inherently static. Dynamic dispatch is something you often wind up with as a consequence of subtyping, but neither requires the other, strictly speaking.