homogeneous adj : all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group" [syn: homogenous] [ant: heterogeneous]

English

Etymology

Prefix homo- + gene + -ous

Pronunciation

• 1: /ho.məˈdʒi.ni.əs/
• 2: /həˈmɑ.dʒɪ.nəs/

Adjective

1. similar, or the same as something else
2. having the same composition throughout; uniform
3. in the same state of matter.
4. see homogeneous (mathematics)

Antonyms

• heterogeneous

Related terms

• homogeneity
• homogenise, homogenize

See also

• homogenous

Derived terms

• homogeneous mixture
• homogeneous broadening
• homogeneous catalysis
• homogeneous coordinate
• homogeneous function
• homogeneous ideal
• homogeneous number
• homogeneous polynomial
• homogeneous radiation
• homogeneous society
• homogeneous space
• homogeneous system

Translations

• Afrikaans: homogeen
• Bulgarian: еднороден , еднородна , еднородно , еднородни p
• Chinese: 同質, 同质
• Dutch: homogeen
• Finnish: yhtenäinen, homogeeninen
• French: homogène
• German: homogen
• Greek: ομοιογενής m|f, ομοιογενές , ομοιογενείς p (homeogenes)
• Hungarian: homogén
• Italian: omogeneo
• Portuguese: homogêneo/homogéneo , homogênea/homogénea
• Polish: jednorodny
• Russian: гомогенный, гомогенная, гомогенное, гомогенные; однородный, однородная, однородное, однородные
• Spanish: homogéneo , homogénea
• Swedish: homogen
• Telugu: సజాతి (sajaathi)
• Urdu: (aik jaisa)

Translations to be checked

• ttbc Arabic: (العربيه: متجانس) (?)

Generally, homogeneity means being the same throughout. For various specialized meanings, see:

• Homogeneous (mathematics), a variety of meanings
• In statistics homogeneity can refer to
  • Homogeneity of variance: Homoscedasticity
  • Logically consistent data matrices: homogeneity (statistics)
• homogeneity (physics), in physics, two particular meanings: On one hand, translational invariance. On the other, homogeneity of units in equations, related to dimensional analysis
• Homogenetic or homoplastic, in biology, applied both to animals and plants, of having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification
• Homogenization is intensive mixing of mutually insoluble phases (sometimes with addition of surfactants) to obtain a soluble suspension or emulsion, for example homogenizing milk so that the cream doesn't separate out
• In physical chemistry, homogeneous describes a single-phase system as opposed to a heterogeneous system. See also phase diagrams and the classification of catalysts
• In the context of procurement/purchasing, homogeneous is used to describe goods that do not vary in their essential characteristic irrespective of the source of supply

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