Noun: isomorphism ,I-su'mor-fi-zum
- (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
"The isomorphism between some organs in different species suggests convergent evolution";
- isomorphy
- (mathematics) a one-to-one correspondence between two structures that preserves their operations and relationships
"The mathematician proved an isomorphism between the two groups"
Derived forms: isomorphisms
Type of: similarity
Encyclopedia: Isomorphism