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endomorphism

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en·do·mor·phism  (nd-môrfzm)
n.
1. A change within an intrusive igneous rock caused by the assimilation of portions of the surrounding rock.
2. A homomorphism that maps a mathematical system into itself.

endomorphism [ˌɛndəʊˈmɔːˌfɪzəm]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock


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We have induced formal definition of endomorphism from the definition of homomorphism because it is a special case of it.
00 Hardcover QA251 Dedicated as a memorial for a former tutor and Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford, this mathematics textbook features papers on algebraic interactions with set theories and includes published results on the endomorphism algebras of modules and Abelian groups.
 
 
 
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