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b) A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.See Also: isomorphic, isomorphous
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isomorphism — from Ger. Isomorphismus, 1828, coined by German chemist Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794 1863) from isomorph; see ISOMORPHIC (Cf. isomorphic). Related: Isomorph … Etymology dictionary
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isomorphism — izomorfizmas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Morfologinis besikeičiančių diploidinių ir haploidinių kartų panašumas. atitikmenys: angl. isomorphism rus. изоморфизм … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
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Isomorphism (disambiguation) — Isomorphism may refer to:* Isomorphism, in mathematics, a mapping that preserves the structure * Group isomorphism, in mathematics, a mapping that preserves the group structure * Ring isomorphism, in mathematics, a mapping that preserves both the … Wikipedia
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Isomorphism class — An isomorphism class is a collection of mathematical objects isomorphic with a certain mathematical object. A mathematical object usually consists of a set and some mathematical relations and operations defined over this set.Isomorphism classes… … Wikipedia
