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isomorphism definition
iso·mor·phism (-fiz′əm)
noun
- Biol. a similarity in appearance or structure of organisms belonging to different species or races
- Chem. an identity or close similarity in the crystalline form of substances usually containing different elements but having similar composition
- Math. a one-to-one correspondence between two mathematical systems, sets, etc. that preserves the basic operations, as the correspondence between binary numbers and decimal numbers, each a set of real numbers
Etymology: < isomorphic + -ism
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