Isomorphic

//ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence. not-comparable

    "Let A, B be the ordered sets in Figure 10.3. Let C be the direct product of infinitely many copies of the two element chain 2. Then A^C is isomorphic to B^C, but A is not isomorphic to B."

  2. 2
    Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution. not-comparable

    "The fact that different structures can be shown to be functionally isomorphic implies that they are analogous, not homologous."

  3. 3
    Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations. not-comparable

    "For example, in so far as written and spoken English are isomorphic (i.e. have the same structure), they are the same language: there is nothing but their structure that they have in common."

  4. 4
    Able to run either client-side or server-side. not-comparable

    "an isomorphic JavaScript app"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having similar appearance but genetically different wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
anisomorphicheteromorphichomomorphicisomorphousisomorphous

Example

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"The set of complex numbers is isomorphic to a certain factor ring."

Etymology

From iso- + -morphic.

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