From JLS:
Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of an application, the hashCode method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
What is meant by the term application here and why the hashcode()
for on object is allowed to vary between different execution of the same application ?