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Word: isomorphism (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • algebra A inverse ''f'' −1 are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.
  • biology the similarity in form of organisms of different ancestry
  • chemistry the similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds
  • computer science a one-to-one correspondence between all the elements of two sets, e.g. the instances of two classes, or the records in two datasets
  • sociology the similarity in the structure or processes of different organizations

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