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Allotropy vs Morphism - What's the difference?

allotropy | morphism |

As nouns the difference between allotropy and morphism

is that allotropy is (chemistry) a property, exhibited by some elements of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures while morphism is (mathematics|formally) an arrow in a category.

allotropy

English

(wikipedia allotropy)

Noun

(allotropies)
  • (chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.

    • Derived terms

    * allotrope

    Related terms

    * allotropic * allotropical * allotropism * allotropous (A term not used in chemistry but used with different meanings in entomology and botany.)

    morphism

    English

    (wikipedia morphism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics, formally) an arrow in a category.
  • (mathematics, less formally) a map which preserves structure, in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics where it arises.

    • See also

    * homomorphism * automorphism * bijection * function * isometry * isomorphism * measurable function * homeomorphism * diffeomorphism * functor