homological
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of homological
First recorded in 1840–50; homolog(y) + -ical
Example Sentences
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Maxim Konstevich — For numerous contributions which have taken the fruitful interaction between modern theoretical physics and mathematics to new heights, including the development of homological mirror symmetry, and the study of wall-crossing phenomena.
From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2012
Such triangles are said to be homological, or in perspective.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
In paragraph 7, on affinities and classification, Darwin points out that on the theory of evolution homological relationship would be real relationship, and the natural system would really be genealogical.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
In the specimens examined by me all the tendrils were certainly foliar, and it is hardly credible that the same plant should produce tendrils of a widely different homological nature.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
Its ossification from a separate 111centre in mammals has therefore a homological significance.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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