Isomorphic
[ahy-suh-mawr-fik] /ˌaɪ səˈmɔr fɪk/
adjective
1.
Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
2.
Chemistry, Crystallography. .
3.
Mathematics. pertaining to two sets related by an .
/ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfɪk/
adjective
1.
exhibiting isomorphism
adj.
1862, from iso- + Greek morphe (see Morpheus).
isomorphic i·so·mor·phic (ī’sə-môr’fĭk)
adj.
mathematics
Two mathematical objects are isomorphic if they have the same structure, i.e. if there is an isomorphism between them. For every component of one there is a corresponding component of the other.
(1995-03-25)
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