homomorphism

or ho·mo·mor·phy

[ hoh-muh-mawr-fiz-uhm, hom-uh- ]

noun
  1. Biology. correspondence in form or external appearance but not in type of structure or origin.

  2. Botany. possession of perfect flowers of only one kind.

  1. Zoology. resemblance between the young and the adult.

  2. Mathematics. an into map between two sets that preserves relations between elements.

Origin of homomorphism

1
First recorded in 1865–70; homo- + -morph + -ism

Other words from homomorphism

  • ho·mo·mor·phous, adjective

Words Nearby homomorphism

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British Dictionary definitions for homomorphism

homomorphism

homomorphy

/ (ˌhəʊməʊˈmɔːfɪzəm, ˌhɒm-) /


noun
  1. biology similarity in form

Derived forms of homomorphism

  • homomorphic or homomorphous, adjective

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Scientific definitions for homomorphism

homomorphism

[ hō′mə-môrfĭz′əm, hŏm′ə- ]


  1. A transformation of one set into another that preserves in the second set the operations between the members of the first set.

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