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Isotopy vs Anisotopic - What's the difference?

isotopy | anisotopic |

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between isotopy and anisotopic

is that isotopy is (mathematics) a form of homotopy that is always an embedding while anisotopic is (mathematics) lacking isotopy.

As a noun isotopy

is (mathematics) a form of homotopy that is always an embedding.

As an adjective anisotopic is

(mathematics) lacking isotopy.

isotopy

English

(wikipedia isotopy)

Noun

(isotopies)
  • (mathematics) A form of homotopy that is always an embedding.
  • (linguistics) The repetition of a basic meaning trait (seme) within a story.

    • Related terms

    * allotopy

    Hypernyms

    * (math) homotopy

    anisotopic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Lacking isotopy
    • an anisotopic distribution
  • (chemistry, of an element) Having only one isotope
  • * {{quote-book, 1973, Ronald C. Denney, A Dictionary of Spectroscopy citation
    • , passage=Fluorine is a typical anisotopic element and mass spectra of molecules containing fluorine atoms are more simple than are those of corresponding chlorine and bromine compounds.}}

    Derived terms

    * anisotopically

    See also

    * anisotropic