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Overriding: subclass replaces a parent method with the same name, return type, and parameters. Resolved at runtime - actual object type determines which method runs. Enables polymorphism. Overloading: same class has multiple methods with the same name but different parameters. Resolved at compile time based on argument types. Both are called polymorphism but at different times.
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Overloading: Same method name, different parameters; compile-time polymorphism. Overriding: Subclass redefines parent method; runtime polymorphism. Overriding requires inheritance.
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