Answer
Static: Belongs to class, shared by all objects.
Instance: Unique per object.
Static members accessed without creating object.
Instance: Unique per object.
Static members accessed without creating object.
Quick Answer
Static members belong to the class, not instances. Static fields are shared across all instances. Static methods can be called without creating an object (Math.sqrt()). Instance members belong to each object individually - each instance has its own copy of instance fields. Static methods can't access instance fields (no "this" available).
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