inheritance

C1
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

The passing of title to an estate upon death.

2 Definition

That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.

3 Definition

The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited

Example Sentences
  • The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor.
4 Definition

(genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.

5 Definition

The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.