different between automorphism vs automorphic

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Etymology

auto- +? morphism

Noun

automorphism (plural automorphisms)

1. (algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
2. The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.

Usage notes

• (algebra):
  • An automorphism is characterised by the structure it preserves, which is usually specified as an object type. Thus one may speak of a group automorphism or ring automorphism.
  • The identity mapping is sometimes called the trivial automorphism; any other automorphism may then be called a nontrivial automorphism.

Synonyms

• (isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself): self-map
• (ascription to others of one's own characteristics): projection

Hypernyms

• (algebra): isomorphism, endomorphism

Hyponyms

• (algebra): inner automorphism, outer automorphism, Möbius transformation

Derived terms

• automorphism group

Translations

See also

• self-map

Further reading

• Automorphism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

English

Adjective

automorphic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
2. (mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
3. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
4. Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.

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