Used in a Sentence

isomorphism

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for isomorphism.

Editorial note

Presumably an inliner is meant to be a homomorphism, not an isomorphism - i.e., it only goes one way.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Similarity of form

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of isomorphism gathered in one view.

noun

Similarity of form

noun

A one-to-one correspondence

noun

(chemistry) the similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for isomorphism.

noun

Similarity of form

noun

A one-to-one correspondence

noun

(chemistry) the similarity in the crystal structures of similar chemical compounds.

noun

(sociology) the similarity in the structure or processes of different organizations.

Example sentences

1

Presumably an inliner is meant to be a homomorphism, not an isomorphism - i.e., it only goes one way.

2

But most code that has structural isomorphism should be replaced by a loop or a function composition; repeated structural isomorphism is a redundancy that can be eliminated.

3

It is arguably the abstraction that is the isomorphism and code that uses it could be called isomorphic.

4

There is an isomorphism of structures, but there is no computable algorithm that can perform the partition operation.

5

The univalence axiom states that in this new constructive mathematical framework, 'equality' and 'isomorphism' are exactly the same thing.

6

Now there is a only one model of the second order Peano axioms (up to isomorphism).

7

A fairly good summary, though more material on the Curry-Howard Isomorphism would have been nice.

8

You should recognize this, since it's the graph isomorphism approach everyone tries.

9

The fact that the new system has computational content and submits itself to computer proof-checking via the Curry-Howard Isomorphism is icing on the cake.

10

Written in C++14, uses Paxos, Cap'n Proto, lots of mechanical sympathy, and is queryable/traversable via subgraph isomorphism among other methods.

11

I love tools and I love a lot of the concepts in Meteor (not isomorphism, that is a fools errand).

12

In some sense equality is 'more rigid' than an isomorphism, obviously.

Quote examples

1

The problem is that some concepts might not have an "isomorphism" to the real world (as Hofstadter calls it).

2

In React / Javascript land, isomorphism means, "the same code is used to render on the server and in the browser"

3

This is probably obvious but why is the existence of singletons what destroys "isomorphism"?

4

"Corresponding or in similar form or relations" (Even in mathematics the identity function is an isomorphism, it follows from its definition.

Proper noun examples

1

Well, they noticed that you could add another branch to the Isomorphism: programs are points, types are topological spaces.

2

Isomorphism states that two things can be 'transformed' into each other through the existence of a function, along with its inverse.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use isomorphism in a sentence?

Presumably an inliner is meant to be a homomorphism, not an isomorphism - i.e., it only goes one way.

What does isomorphism mean?

Similarity of form

What part of speech is isomorphism?

isomorphism is commonly used as noun.