isomorphism
Similarity of formSimilarity of form
» Few languages have audio-visual isomorphism.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)Similarity of form
(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
Similarity of form
(countable, uncountable)The similarity in form of organisms, which may be due to convergent evolution or shared genetic background, e.g. an algae species in which the haploid and diploid life stages are indistinguishable based on morphology.
изоморфи́змizomorfízm
ізоморфі́змizomorfízm
(countable, uncountable)The similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds.
(countable, uncountable)The similarity in the structure or processes of different organizations.
A one-to-one correspondence
(countable, uncountable)A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f⁻¹ are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.
(countable, uncountable)A one-to-one correspondence between all the elements of two sets, e.g. the instances of two classes, or the records in two datasets.
(countable, uncountable)A morphism which has a two-sided inverse; the composition of the morphism and such an inverse yields either one of two identity morphisms (depending on the order of composition).
Examples
3 sentencesFew languages have audio-visual isomorphism.
The module has only countably many direct summands up to isomorphism.
deDer Modul hat bis auf Isomorphie nur abzählbar viele direkte Summanden. — MUIRIEL
The diagram above commutes if and only if f is an isomorphism.
deDas obige Diagramm kommutiert genau dann, wenn f ein Isomorphismus ist. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From iso- + -morphism.From iso- + -morphism.
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Forms
plural: isomorphisms| Singular | isomorphism |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable