What does redefining static methods mean in Java?

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I've been reading a section on Statics in the SCJP study guide, and it mentions the following :

static methods can't be overridden, but they can be redefined

What does redefining actually mean? Is it a case of having a static method that exists in both parent and child, with the same signature, however they are referenced separately by their class names? Such as :

class Parent
{
   static void doSomething(String s){};
}

class Child extends Parent
{
   static void doSomething(String s){};
}

Referenced as : Parent.doSomething(); and Child.doSomething(); ?

Also, does the same apply for static variables, or just static methods?

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