Method Overloading vs Overriding

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The Question

What is method overloading and method overriding in Java?

What a Strong Answer Covers

• overloading = same name different parameters same class compile-time
• overriding = subclass redefines parent method same signature runtime
• overloading return type can differ
• overriding return type must match or be covariant

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