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Definition of Isomarphism

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 homœomorphism.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • (biology) the similarity in form of organisms of different ancestry
  • (mathematics) a one-to-one correspondence between all the elements of two sets such that any operation returns the same result on either set; a function that maps one of these sets to the other
  • (chemistry) the similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds
  • (sociology) the similarity in the structure or processes of different organizations
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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