homogeneous
[hoh-muh-jee-nee-uhs, -jeen-yuhs, hom-uh-]
adjective
composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
of the same kind or nature; essentially alike.
Mathematics.
- having a common property throughout: a homogeneous solid figure.
- having all terms of the same degree: a homogeneous equation.
- relating to a function of several variables that becomes multiplied by some power of a constant when each variable is multiplied by that constant: x2y3 is a homogeneous expression of degree 5.
- relating to a differential equation in which a linear combination of derivatives is set equal to zero.
Origin of homogeneous
Synonyms for homogeneous
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for homogeneous
Historical Examples of homogeneous
Homogeneous: of the same kind or nature: similar in texture or parts.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
I have said that this law of Homogeneous Counter-relativity has not been recognised by logicians.
Logic, Inductive and DeductiveWilliam Minto
And next, that the parts of such a body must be Homogeneous, or of the same kind.
MicrographiaRobert Hooke
Homogeneous in its character, the population was harmonious.
The Memories of Fifty YearsWilliam H. Sparks
We are getting near the end of the great Democratic, Wholesale, or Homogeneous phase in the world's history.
AnticipationsHerbert George Wells
homogeneous
adjective
Also (for senses 1–4): homogenous
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
homogeneous
[hō′mə-jē′nē-əs, -jēn′yəs]
adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.