homogeneous
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: x2y3is 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
1Other words for homogeneous
Other words from homogeneous
- ho·mo·ge·ne·ous·ly, adverb
- non·ho·mo·ge·ne·ous, adjective
- non·ho·mo·ge·ne·ous·ly, adverb
- non·ho·mo·ge·ne·ous·ness, noun
- un·ho·mo·ge·ne·ous, adjective
- un·ho·mo·ge·ne·ous·ly, adverb
- un·ho·mo·ge·ne·ous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with homogeneous
- 1. heterogeneous, heterogenous, homogeneous , homogenous
- 2. homogeneous , homogenous
Words Nearby homogeneous
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How to use homogeneous in a sentence
When it comes to diversity in hiring, he says Israel is fairly homogeneous, so it involves gender parity there, something that he says he is working to achieve.
Coralogix lands $25M Series B to rethink log analysis and monitoring | Ron Miller | September 30, 2020 | TechCrunchThe point is that a measurement might indeed change the state of the system, according to the R-process, leading to a state that is no longer homogeneous and isotropic as the initial one.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Daniel Sudarsky | August 26, 2020 | NautilusThe point is that the universe is not, and has not been, homogeneous and isotropic for quite some time.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Daniel Sudarsky | August 26, 2020 | NautilusThat situation is described in terms of a spacetime and inflaton field in states that are completely homogeneous and isotropic.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Daniel Sudarsky | August 26, 2020 | NautilusThat state, just as the vacuum state in flat spacetime, has the property of being 100 percent homogeneous and isotropic, and yet somehow we ought to regard that in its quantum uncertainties lie the seeds of present day cosmic inhomogeneities.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Daniel Sudarsky | August 26, 2020 | Nautilus
homogeneous: Structure uniform throughout all parts of the colony.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyrehomogeneous orange light gives the sensation of a blend of red and yellow; but there is nothing like this in the auditory sphere.
Psychology | Robert S. WoodworthI have said that this law of homogeneous Counter-relativity has not been recognised by logicians.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive | William Mintohomogeneous culture, however, is of course not the same thing as native culture.
Friedrich Nietzsche | Georg Brandeshomogeneous appearances are grouped into classes, and each class referred to a separate deity, and hence Polytheism.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 | Hubert Howe Bancroft
British Dictionary definitions for homogeneous
/ (ˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs, ˌhɒm-) /
composed of similar or identical parts or elements
of uniform nature
similar in kind or nature
having a constant property, such as density, throughout
maths
(of a polynomial) containing terms of the same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x ² + 2 xy + y ²
(of a function) containing a set of variables such that when each is multiplied by a constant, this constant can be eliminated without altering the value of the function, as in cos x / y + x / y
(of an equation) containing a homogeneous function made equal to 0
chem of, composed of, or concerned with a single phase: Compare heterogeneous
- Also (for senses 1–4): homogenous
Derived forms of homogeneous
- homogeneity (ˌhəʊməʊdʒɪˈniːɪtɪ, ˌhɒm-), noun
- homogeneously, adverb
- homogeneousness, noun
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