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Type of mathematical equivalence
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isomorphism
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WordNet
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n. (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure [syn: isomorphy ]
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n. Similarity of form
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In biology , an isomorphism is a similarity of form or structure between organisms, generally between organisms with independent ancestries, e.g. after convergent evolution . Two organisms exhibiting isomorphism are referred to as isomorphs . The separate ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Isomorphism \I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.] (Crystallog.) A similarity of crystalline form between substances of similar composition, as between the sulphates of barium ( BaSO4 ) and strontium ( SrSO4 ). It is sometimes extended to include similarity ...
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The phenomena of isomerism, or identity of composition and proportions of constituents with difference of qualities, and of isomorphism, or identity of form in crystals which have one element substituted for another, were equally surprises to science.