isomorphic

[ ahy-suh-mawr-fik ]

adjective

Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
Chemistry, Crystallography. isomorphous.

Mathematics. pertaining to two sets related by an isomorphism.

Origin of isomorphic

First recorded in 1860–65; iso- + -morphic

Other words from isomorphic

un·i·so·mor·phic, adjective

Words Nearby isomorphic

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How to use isomorphic in a sentence

Among the groups isomorphic with a given continuous group there The adjunct group.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 | Various
A group may be represented as isomorphic with itself by transforming all its operations by any one of them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 | Various
The set of permutations, therefore, forms a group isomorphic with the given group.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 | Various
To-day we should say that they had dealt with isomorphic groups.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method | Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for isomorphic

isomorphic

isomorphous (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfəs)

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfɪk) /

adjective

exhibiting isomorphism

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