homomorphism
noun
Forms homomorphisms
- noun (algebra) A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces. “A field homomorphism is a map from one field to another one which is additive, multiplicative, zero-preserving, and unit-preserving.”
- noun (biology) A similar appearance of two unrelated organisms or structures, as for example with fish and whales.
Synonyms
Etymology
From homo- + morphism.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Same as Homomorphy.
- noun The possession, in one species of plants, of only one kind of flowers; --opposed to heteromorphism, dimorphism, and trimorphism.
Etymology [See Homomorphous.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “homomorphism”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details