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isotropic

Pronunciation: /ˌaɪsəˈtɹɒpɪk/

The English word “isotropic” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
  2. Having the same components in all rotated coordinate systems

Etymology

From iso- + -tropic, from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”).

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