isomorphism

Noun

Meaning

A similarity of crystalline form between substances of similar composition, as between the sulphates of barium (BaSO4) and strontium (SrSO4). It is sometimes extended to include similarity of form between substances of unlike composition, which is more properly called homoeomorphism.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

isomorphy equivalent corresponding comparison correspondence analogous inclusion resemblance affinity equivalence immersion likeness conformity parallelism iso
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Antonyms

dissimilarity anisomorphism

Hypernyms

similarity

Related terms

isomorphous isomorphic

Phrases with the word

quasi-isomorphism

Examples

false and eccentric assumption of male and female isomorphism. Kenneth Minogue

A bijective map between two totally ordered sets that respects the two orders is an isomorphism in this category. Source: Internet

Another way to express this is that any vector space is completely classified ( up to isomorphism) by its dimension, a single number. Source: Internet

A groupoid is a category in which every morphism is an isomorphism. Source: Internet

Also called an endomorphism of G. ; Automorphism : An endomorphism that is bijective, and hence an isomorphism. Source: Internet

An important unsolved problem in complexity theory is whether the graph isomorphism problem is in P, NP-complete, or NP-intermediate. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

isomorphic isomorphically isomorphicity isomorphous isomorphously isomorphy