Definition of "isotropy" [i•sot•ro•py]

• The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions. (noun)

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• "(Anisotropy is the opposite of isotropy, which is the condition of having the same value when measured from different directions.)"
• "Put in slightly different terms: isotropic and Quinean processes are global rather than local, and since globality rules out encapsulation, isotropy and Quineanness rule out encapsulation."
• "Both isotropy and Quineanness are features that preclude encapsulation, since their possession by a system would require potentially unlimited access to the contents of central memory, and hence cognitive penetrability to the max."