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s | isomorphic |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective isomorphic is

(mathematics) related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    isomorphic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.
  • * 2003 , Bernd Siegfried Walter Schröder, page 254
  • 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 AC is '''isomorphic to BC, but A is not isomorphic to B .
  • (biology) Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.
  • * 1993 , Marcus Jacobson, Foundations of Neuroscience , page 106
  • The fact that different structures can be shown to be functionally isomorphic implies that they are analogous, not homologous.
  • Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.
  • * 1981 , John Lyons, Language and Linguistics: An Introduction , page 60
  • 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.

    Usage notes

    * (en-usage-equal)

    Derived terms

    * * isomorphically

    Antonyms

    * *

    Coordinate terms

    * anisomorphic * heteromorphic * homomorphic