isomorphic
/ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.
adj
Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.
adj
Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.
adj
Able to run either client-side or server-side.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The fact that different structures can be shown to be functionally isomorphic implies that they are analogous, not homologous."
- "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."
- "an isomorphic JavaScript app"
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English isomorphic From iso- + -morphic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
- British English: /ˌaɪ.səˈmɔː.fɪk/