ISOMORPHISM


Meaning of ISOMORPHISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ī -s ə - ' mo ̇ r- ˌ fi-z ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1828

1 : the quality or state of being isomorphic: as a : similarity in organisms of different ancestry resulting from convergence b : similarity of crystalline form between chemical compounds

2 : a one-to-one correspondence between two mathematical sets especially : a homomorphism that is one-to-one ― compare ENDOMORPHISM

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.