homological

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Adjective homological has 1 sense

homologic, homological - similar in evolutionary origin but not in function
Antonym: analogous (indirect, via homologous, heterologous)
Antonyms: heterologous, heterologic, heterological (indirect, via analogous, homologous)

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Homological

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Relating to homology, the similarity in characteristics between different organisms or between different parts of the same organism due to shared ancestry.

Sample Sentence 1: The study of homological traits helps scientists understand the evolutionary relationships between species.

Sense 2: Pertaining to homology in mathematics, the study of spaces and maps that preserve certain structural properties.

Sample Sentence 2: The homological properties of a topological space can provide insights into its geometric structure.

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