superclass

Meanings

• noun

  A basic category of objects or concepts that shares common characteristics or properties.

  - "The superclass 'Animal' includes mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish."
  - "In object-oriented programming, a superclass is a parent class from which other classes inherit properties."

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Antonyms

subclass , subset

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Synonyms

base class , parent class , superset

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Variants

List of all variants of superclass that leads to same result
superclass , superclasses

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'super' meaning 'above' and 'classis' meaning 'rank' or 'group'.

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Trivia

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1. In mathematics, a superclass can also refer to a set that contains another set as a subset.

2. The term 'superclass' is also used in linguistics to describe a word that has more general meaning than another word.

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Related Concepts

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1. subclass: A subclass is a class that is a subset of a superclass. In other words, all instances of a subclass are also instances of its superclass.

2. inheritance: In object-oriented programming, inheritance is the mechanism by which one class acquires the properties and methods of another class.

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Culture

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In philosophy, the concept of a superclass can be used to organize and categorize complex systems of thought.

How to Memorize "superclass"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree with the superclass at the top and subclasses branching out from it.

2. associate
   

   - Think of a superclass as a parent class that other classes inherit from.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'SUPER' to remember that a superclass is a parent class: S - Superclass, U - Understand, P - Properties, E - Extends, R - Represents

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