Meaning & use
isomorphic
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Having the same or similar structure or form, especially referring to two systems, organisms, or mathematical objects that correspond to each other.
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The two computer languages are isomorphic in how they handle loops, even though their syntax looks different.
Biologists noted that the two unrelated plant species had evolved isomorphic leaf shapes.
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Common in mathematics and computer science to describe structures that map onto each other exactly, but it's also used more loosely for things with parallel form.
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