isomorphic

English

Etymology

From iso- + -morphicCategory:English terms prefixed with iso-#MORPHICCategory:English terms suffixed with -morphic#ISOMORPHIC.

Pronunciation

Adjective

isomorphic (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ISOMORPHICCategory:English adjectives#ISOMORPHICCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#ISOMORPHICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ISOMORPHICCategory:Pages with entries#ISOMORPHICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ISOMORPHIC

  1. (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#ISOMORPHIC) Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.
  2. (biologyCategory:en:Biology#ISOMORPHIC) Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.
  3. Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.
    • 1981, John Lyons, Language and Linguistics: An Introduction, page 60:
      For example, in so far as written and spoken English are isomorphic (i.e. have the same structure), they are the same language: there is nothing but their structure that they have in common.
      Category:English terms with quotations#ISOMORPHIC
  4. (programmingCategory:en:Programming#ISOMORPHIC) Able to run either client-side or server-side.

Usage notes

  • In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like “A and B are isomorphic”, “A is isomorphic to B”, and, less commonly, “A is isomorphic with B”.

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