Arnold Gumble's definitions

homo

1. From the greek "homos" meaning "the same".

2. Latin (homo, hominis, m.) meaning "man".

1. 'homomorphic' = 'of the same form'. A linear map between vector spaces is a homomorphism.
2. 'homo sapiens', the latin name for our species.

by Arnold Gumble November 19, 2004