homological

Relating to homology

Homological describes things that share the same structural relationship or correspond in position, value, or function.

In biology, homological (or homologous) structures share evolutionary origin—a bat's wing and a human arm are homological.

In mathematics, homological algebra studies algebraic structures through their relationships and mappings.

The researchers noted homological similarities between the two species' skeletal systems.

mapping

isomorphism

Structure-preserving bijective map

projection · diagram · commutative · equivalence · categorical · arrow · domain · image

topology

triangulation

Location via three points

genus

algebra

acyclic

Lacking repeated patterns

Opposites
structural correspondence

homologicalheterologous

From dissimilar genetic origin

analogous · dissimilar · unrelated · convergent · divergent

mathematical methodology

homologicalgeometric

Relating to mathematical shapes

metric · analytic · combinatorial · numerical · topological

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analogy, analogous, homologous, homology, homolog, homologue, homologs, homologies, homologate

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