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i·so·mor·phism       [ahy-suh-mawr-fiz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the state or property of being isomorphous or isomorphic.
2.Mathematics. a one-to-one relation onto the map between two sets, which preserves the relations existing between elements in its domain.
[Origin: 1820–30; isomorph(ous) + -ism]
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i·so·mor·phism       (ī'sə-môr'fĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Biology Similarity in form, as in organisms of different ancestry.
  2. Mathematics A one-to-one correspondence between the elements of two sets such that the result of an operation on elements of one set corresponds to the result of the analogous operation on their images in the other set.
  3. A close similarity in the crystalline structure of two or more substances of similar chemical composition.

i'so·mor'phous adj.
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isomorphism

noun
(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure 

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isomorphism       (ī'sə-môr'fĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Similarity in form, as in organisms of different ancestry.
  2. A one-to-one correspondence between the elements of two sets such that the result of an operation on elements of one set corresponds to the result of the analogous operation on their images in the other set.
  3. A close similarity in the crystalline structure of two or more substances of different chemical composition. Isomorphism is seen, for example, in the group of minerals known as garnets, which can vary in chemical composition but always have the same crystal structure.

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isomorphism i·so·mor·phism (ī'sə-môr'fĭz'əm)
n.

  1. A similarity in form, as in organisms of different ancestry.
  2. A close similarity in the crystalline structure of two or more substances of similar chemical composition.
i'so·mor'phous adj.

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isomorphism mathematics
A bijective map between two objects which preserves, in both directions, any structure under consideration. Thus a `group isomorphism' preserves group structure; an order isomorphism (between posets) preserves the order relation, and so on. Usually it is clear from context what sort of isomorphism is intended.
(1995-03-25)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Isomorphism

I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.] (Crystallog.) 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 hom[oe]omorphism.

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