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cryptomorphic.

Two objects, especially systems of axioms or semantics for them, are called cryptomorphic if they are equivalent (possibly in some informal sense) but not obviously equivalent.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. Two objects, especially systems of axioms or semantics for them, are called cryptomorphic if they are equivalent (possibly in some informal sense) but not obviously equivalent.

    not-comparable
  2. Having a form that obscures or masks the underlying meaning or purpose.

    not-comparable
  3. Having a cryptic structure in which the ultimate active product is carried by the precursorial protein rather than the protein actually encoded by the gene.

    not-comparable
  4. Found or occurring below the soil layer.

    not-comparable
  5. Composed of minerals that are not expressed in their crystalline form.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Coined by Garrett Birkhoff before 1967, for use in the third edition of his book Lattice Theory.

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