homomorphism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

homomorphism
    n 1: similarity of form [syn: {homomorphism}, {homomorphy}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Homomorphism \Ho`mo*mor"phism\, n. [See {Homomorphous}.]
   1. (Biol.) Same as {Homomorphy}.
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   2. (Bot.) The possession, in one species of plants, of only
      one kind of flowers; -- opposed to heteromorphism,
      dimorphism, and trimorphism.
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   3. (Zool.) The possession of but one kind of larv[ae] or
      young, as in most insects.
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from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

homomorphism

   A map f between groups A and B is a homomorphism of A into B
   if
   	f(a1 * a2) = f(a1) * f(a2)  for all a1,a2 in A.

   where the *s are the respective group operations.