isomorphic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

isomorphic
    adj 1: having similar appearance but genetically different [syn:
           {isomorphous}, {isomorphic}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Isomorphic \I`so*mor"phic\, a.
   1. Isomorphous.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Biol.) Alike in form; exhibiting isomorphism.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. Of or pertaining to sets related by an isomorphism.
      [PJC]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

isomorphic

   <mathematics> Two mathematical objects are isomorphic if they
   have the same structure, i.e. if there is an {isomorphism}
   between them.  For every component of one there is a
   corresponding component of the other.

   (1995-03-25)

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