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A method which is a part of a class rather than an instance of the class is termed as:
Topic: Static methods
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Answer
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(a) Static method.
Explanation
A static method belongs to the class itself, so it is called on the class name (Math.sqrt(), Integer.parseInt()) and needs no object. A non-static (instance) method belongs to each object and must be called through one. That is also why main() is declared static — it must run before any object of the class exists.
In words
Static method.
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