homomorphism

American

[hoh-muh-mawr-fiz-uhm, hom-uh-] / ˌhoʊ məˈmɔr fɪz əm, ˌhɒm ə- /

Or homomorphy

noun

Biology. correspondence in form or external appearance but not in type of structure or origin.
Botany. possession of perfect flowers of only one kind.
Zoology. resemblance between the young and the adult.
Mathematics. an into map between two sets that preserves relations between elements.

homomorphism British

/ ˌhɒm-, ˌhəʊməʊˈmɔːfɪzəm /

noun

biology similarity in form

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of homomorphism

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

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