Homogeneous

Hoˊmo-ge′ne-ous

,

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] the same + [GREEK] race, kind: cf. F.

homogène

. See

Same

, and

Kin

.]

1.

Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; – opposed to heterogeneous;

as,

homogeneous

particles, elements, or principles;

homogeneous

bodies.

2.

(Alg.)

Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind;

as, a

homogeneous

polynomial

.

Homogeneous

HOMOGE'NEOUS

,

Adj.

[Gr. like, and kind.] Of the same kind or nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature. Thus we say, homogeneous particles, elements or principles; homogeneous bodies.

homogeneous

English

Alternative forms

(deprecated) Alternative form of homogenous

Adjective

homogeneous ‎(not comparable)

Of the same kind; alike, similar.
Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.25:
  Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece.
(chemistry) in the same state of matter.
(mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
The function f(x,y)=x²+y² is homogeneous of degree 2 because f(αx,αy)=α²f(x,y).
(proscribed) Alternative form of homogenous

Antonyms

heterogeneous

Related terms

Derived terms

Terms derived from homogeneous

homogeneous broadening
homogeneous catalysis
homogeneous coordinate
homogeneous function

homogeneous radiation
homogeneous society
homogeneous space
homogeneous system

Translations

of the same kind; alike, similar

Afrikaans: homogeen
Albanian: homogjen (sq)
Bulgarian: еднороден (bg) ‎(ednoroden)
Catalan: homogeni (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 同質 (zh), 同质 (zh) ‎(tóngzhí, tóngzhì)
Czech: stejnorodý, homogenní
Dutch: homogeen (nl)
Finnish: samanlainen (fi), homogeeninen (fi)
French: homogène (fr)
Galician: homoxéneo (gl)
German: homogen (de), gleichartig (de)
Greek: ομοιογενής (el) m, f ‎(omoiogenís), ομογενής (el) m, f ‎(omogenís)
Hungarian: homogén (hu)
Icelandic: einsleitur m, einleitur m, eingerður m, samkynja m, samleitur m
Irish: aonchineálach

Italian: omogeneo (it)
Japanese: 均質 ‎(きんしつ, kinshitsu), 同質 ‎(どうしつ, dōshitsu)
Manx: cocheintagh
Norwegian:

Bokmål: homogen (no)

Nynorsk: homogen
Polish: jednorodny m, jednolity (pl) m
Portuguese: homogêneo (pt), homogéneo (pt)
Romanian: omogen (ro) m, omogenă f
Russian: одноро́дный (ru) ‎(odnoródnyj), гомоге́нный (ru) ‎(gomogénnyj), единообра́зный (ru) ‎(jedinoobráznyj)
Spanish: homogéneo (es)
Swedish: homogen (sv), enhetlig (sv)
Tagalog: tulad-uriin
Telugu: సజాతి (te) ‎(sajāti)

having the same composition throughout

Finnish: tasa-aineinen, homogeeninen (fi)
French: homogène (fr)
Italian: omogeneo (it)
Portuguese: homogêneo (pt)

Spanish: homogéneo (es)
Swedish: homogen (sv)
Tagalog: tulad-uriin

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Homogeneous

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Homogeneous

HOMOGE'NEOUS

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homogeneous

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