homogeneity

[ hoh-muh-juh-nee-i-tee, hom-uh- ]

noun

composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.

Origin of homogeneity

1615–25; <Medieval Latin homogeneitās, equivalent to homogene(us) homogeneous + -itās-ity

Also ho·mo·ge·ne·ous·ness [hoh-muh-jee-nee-uhs-nis, -jeen-yuhs-, hom-uh-]. /ˌhoʊ məˈdʒi ni əs nɪs, -ˈdʒin yəs-, ˌhɒm ə-/.

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The NFL has its own massive homogeneity problems, to be sure, but there’s less to complain about when it comes to teams all building the same way.
The Rams And Bengals Took Opposite Paths To The Super Bowl | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | February 10, 2022 | FiveThirtyEight
Companies fill openings through their existing networks or executive search firms, reinforcing board homogeneity.
One Lesson From the Theranos Scandal: We Need Age Diversity on Corporate Boards | Jamaal Glenn | January 4, 2022 | Time
Finding your voice as a creator is standing up for your creative choices and what you believe in think and recognizing that homogeneity is the death of creativity and to not force your idea or script to make it sound or be like anything else.
Natasha Rothwell Says Goodbye to Insecure—And Hello to the Future | Cady Lang | December 27, 2021 | Time
That it left behind part of its loyal fan base, abandoning diversity for homogeneity under the tale that its move was about parking, is yet another example.
The Astros mistreated their sport. The Braves mistreat human beings. | Kevin Blackistone | October 29, 2021 | Washington Post
As much as Condé Nast’s top brass have embraced the collaborative model, they’re wary of veering too close to homogeneity.
‘Someone you want to follow’: The exec revamping Condé Nast’s commercial model across Europe | Seb Joseph | September 29, 2021 | Digiday

homogeneity and like-mindedness are, as explanations of the social behavior of men and animals, very closely related concepts.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park
homogeneity of material must be obtained, having regard to expansion and contraction.
The Turkish Bath | Robert Owen Allsop

homogeneity

[ (hoh-muh-juh-nee-uh-tee, hoh-muh-juh-nay-uh-tee) ]

Cultural, social, biological, or other similarities within a group. (Compare heterogeneity.)

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