diff --git a/docs/csharp/fundamentals/object-oriented/polymorphism.md b/docs/csharp/fundamentals/object-oriented/polymorphism.md
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@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ If you want your derived class to have a member with the same name as a member i
 
 :::code language="csharp" source="./snippets/inheritance/Inheritance.cs" ID="SnippetNewMethods":::
 
-Hidden base class members may be accessed from client code by casting the instance of the derived class to an instance of the base class. For example:
+When you use the `new` keyword, you're creating a method that *hides* the base class method rather than *overriding* it. This is different from virtual methods. With method hiding, the method that gets called depends on the compile-time type of the variable, not the run-time type of the object.
+
+Hidden base class members can be accessed from client code by casting the instance of the derived class to an instance of the base class. For example:
 
 :::code language="csharp" source="./snippets/inheritance/Inheritance.cs" ID="SnippetUseNewMethods":::
 
+In this example, both variables refer to the same object instance, but the method that gets called depends on the variable's declared type: `DerivedClass.DoWork()` when accessed through the `DerivedClass` variable, and `BaseClass.DoWork()` when accessed through the `BaseClass` variable.
+
 ### Prevent derived classes from overriding virtual members  
 
 Virtual members remain virtual, regardless of how many classes have been declared between the virtual member and the class that originally declared it. If class `A` declares a virtual member, and class `B` derives from `A`, and class `C` derives from `B`, class `C` inherits the virtual member, and may override it, regardless of whether class `B` declared an override for that member. The following code provides an example: