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Princeton's WordNet

  1. homomorphism, homomorphynoun

    similarity of form

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  1. homomorphy

    In algebra, a homomorphism is a structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type (such as two groups, two rings, or two vector spaces). The word homomorphism comes from the Ancient Greek language: ὁμός (homos) meaning "same" and μορφή (morphe) meaning "form" or "shape". However, the word was apparently introduced to mathematics due to a (mis)translation of German ähnlich meaning "similar" to ὁμός meaning "same". The term "homomorphism" appeared as early as 1892, when it was attributed to the German mathematician Felix Klein (1849–1925).Homomorphisms of vector spaces are also called linear maps, and their study is the subject of linear algebra. The concept of homomorphism has been generalized, under the name of morphism, to many other structures that either do not have an underlying set, or are not algebraic. This generalization is the starting point of category theory. A homomorphism may also be an isomorphism, an endomorphism, an automorphism, etc. (see below). Each of those can be defined in a way that may be generalized to any class of morphisms.

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  1. homomorphy

    In mathematics, homomorphism is a structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures or mathematical structures of the same type (such as two groups, two rings, or two vector spaces). The word "homomorphism" comes from the Greek language and means "similar shape", reflecting that the system retains its structure under such a map.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Homomorphynoun

    similarity of form; resemblance in external characters, while widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in geometric ground form. See Homophyly, Promorphology

  2. Etymology: [Homo- + Gr. morfh` form.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of homomorphy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of homomorphy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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