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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 of form between substances of unlike composition, which is more properly called hom[oe]omorphism. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: isomorphism n : (biology) similarity of form or shape or structure From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: isomorphismA {bijective} {map} between two objects which preserves, in both directions, any structure under consideration. Thus a `group isomorphism' preserves group structure; an order isomorphism (between {poset}s) preserves the order relation, and so on Usually it is clear from context what sort of isomorphism is intended. (1995-03-25)
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