In
mathematics, an
exceptional isomorphism, also called an
accidental isomorphism, is an
isomorphism between members
ai and
bj of two families (usually infinite) of mathematical objects, that is not an example of a pattern of such isomorphisms. These coincidences are at times considered a matter of trivia, but in other respects they can give rise to other phenomena, notably
exceptional objects. In the below, coincidences are listed in all places they occur.