isomorphic

adj
/ˌaɪ.səˈmɔː.fɪk/UK/ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk/US

Etymology

From iso- + -morphic.

  1. derived from μορφή — “form, shape
  2. formed as isomorphic — “iso- + -morphic

Definitions

  1. Related by an isomorphism

    Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.

    • Let A, B be the ordered sets in Figure 10.3. Let C be the direct product of infinitely many copies of the two element chain 2. Then A^C is isomorphic to B^C, but A is not isomorphic to B.
  2. Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or…

    Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.

    • The fact that different structures can be shown to be functionally isomorphic implies that they are analogous, not homologous.
  3. Having identical relevant structure

    Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.

    • For example, in so far as written and spoken English are isomorphic (i.e. have the same structure), they are the same language: there is nothing but their structure that they have in common.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Able to run either client-side or server-side.

      • an isomorphic JavaScript app

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for isomorphic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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