isogenous
|is-o-gen-ous|
/ˌaɪsəˈdʒɛnəs/
same origin
Etymology
'isogenous' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'isogenēs' (ἰσογενής), where 'iso-' meant 'equal' and 'genēs' (from 'genos') meant 'birth, race, kind'.
'isogenous' passed into New/Modern Latin as 'isogenēs' (or similar scholarly formations) and then into English as 'isogenous' in technical usage.
Initially it meant 'of equal birth or origin,' and over time it has retained that core sense while gaining specialized technical senses (e.g., in biology and algebraic geometry).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
originating from the same source or progenitor; having a common origin (used in biology, histology, and related fields).
The cartilage shows isogenous groups of chondrocytes clustered in the lacunae.
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Adjective 2
(Mathematics) Related by an isogeny; connected by a nonzero morphism with finite kernel (used for elliptic curves and abelian varieties).
Over Q the two elliptic curves are isogenous, so they share several arithmetic properties.
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Last updated: 2025/09/17 16:40