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homogeneous

of the same kind or nature; unvarying; unmixed: a homogeneous population
Not to be confused with:
homogenous – alike in structure because of a common origin: a homogenous breed
homogonous – pertaining to flowers that do not differ in the relative length of stamens and pistils (opposed to heterogonous)
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ho·mo·ge·ne·ous

 (hō′mə-jē′nē-əs, -jēn′yəs)
adj.
1. Consisting of parts that are the same; uniform in structure or composition: "a tight-knit, homogeneous society" (James Fallows).
2. Of the same or similar nature or kind: "Professional archivists ... developed more or less homogeneous conservation practices" (David Howard).
3. Mathematics Consisting of terms of the same degree or elements of the same dimension.

[From Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Greek homogenēs : homo-, homo- + genos, kind; see heterogeneous.]

ho′mo·ge′ne·ous·ly adv.
ho′mo·ge′ne·ous·ness n.
Usage Note: The contested variant of homogeneous that is spelled and pronounced homogenous (without the second e) is common but remains stigmatized. In our 2014 survey, 57 percent of the Usage Panel found the sentence Most colleges and universities strive to prevent a homogenous student body by encouraging diversity to be unacceptable. Several of the Panelists commented that homogenous made them think of milk, presumably because it sounds like homogenized, which was most likely the historical inspiration for homogenous (the two words increased in popularity in parallel trajectories beginning in the 1930s). To avoid an unintentionally comic effect, it's best to stick with homogeneous. An entirely distinct technical sense of homogenous in biology, "similar in structure and evolutionary origin," is now archaic, supplanted by homologous.
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homogeneous

(ˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs; ˌhɒm-)
adj
1. composed of similar or identical parts or elements
2. of uniform nature
3. similar in kind or nature
4. (General Physics) having a constant property, such as density, throughout
5. (Mathematics) maths
a. (of a polynomial) containing terms of the same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x2 + 2xy + y2
b. (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
c. (of an equation) containing a homogeneous function made equal to 0
6. (Chemistry) chem of, composed of, or concerned with a single phase. Compare heterogeneous
Also (for senses 1–4): homogenous
homogeneity n
ˌhomoˈgeneously adv
ˌhomoˈgeneousness n
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ho•mo•ge•ne•ous

(ˌhoʊ məˈdʒi ni əs, -ˈdʒin yəs, ˌhɒm ə-)

adj.
1. composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
2. of the same kind or nature; essentially alike.
3. Math.
a. having a common property throughout: a homogeneous solid figure.
b. having all terms of the same degree: a homogeneous equation.
[1635–45; < Medieval Latin homogeneus < Greek homogenḗs of the same kind; see homo-, -gen, -ous]
ho`mo•ge•ne′i•ty (-dʒəˈni ɪ ti) ho`mo•ge′ne•ous•ness, n.
ho`mo•ge′ne•ous•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.homogeneous - all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"
undiversified - not diversified
uniform, unvarying - always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; "a street of uniform tall white buildings"
same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"
heterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
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homogeneous

homogenous
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Translations
مُتَجانِس
homogennístejnorodý
ensartethomogen
homogén
vienalytis
homogens, viendabigs
rovnorodý

homogeneous

[ˌhɒməˈdʒiːnɪəs] ADJhomogéneo
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homogeneous

[ˌhɒməʊˈdʒiːniəs ˌhəʊməʊˈdʒiːniəs] adj [group, population, society] → homogène
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homogeneous

adjhomogen
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homogeneous

[ˌhɒməˈdʒiːnɪəs] homogenous [həˈmɒdʒɪnəs] adjomogeneo/a
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homogeneous

(ˌhəuməˈdʒiːniəs) adjective
formed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind. homogeneous and heterogeneous classes; a homogeneous society.
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ho·mo·ge·ne·ous

a. homogéneo-a, semejante, de la misma naturaleza.
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These things, then, appertain to all democracies; namely, to be established on that principle of justice which is homogeneous to those governments; that is, that all the members of the state, by number, should enjoy an equality, which seems chiefly to constitute a democracy, or government of the people: for it seems perfectly equal that the rich should have no more share in the government than the poor, nor be alone in power; but that all should be equal, according to number; for thus, they think, the equality and liberty of the state best preserved.
Cast iron, however, if subjected to only one single fusion, is rarely sufficiently homogeneous; and it requires a second fusion completely to refine it by dispossessing it of its last earthly deposits.
They are kept together by the peculiarity of their topographical position; by their individual weakness and insignificancy; by the fear of powerful neighbors, to one of which they were formerly subject; by the few sources of contention among a people of such simple and homogeneous manners; by their joint interest in their dependent possessions; by the mutual aid they stand in need of, for suppressing insurrections and rebellions, an aid expressly stipulated and often required and afforded; and by the necessity of some regular and permanent provision for accomodating disputes among the cantons.
That was, in fact,--when, after having long groped one's way up the dark spiral which perpendicularly pierces the thick wall of the belfries, one emerged, at last abruptly, upon one of the lofty platforms inundated with light and air,--that was, in fact, a fine picture which spread out, on all sides at once, before the eye; a spectacle sui generis , of which those of our readers who have had the good fortune to see a Gothic city entire, complete, homogeneous,--a few of which still remain, Nuremberg in Bavaria and Vittoria in Spain,--can readily form an idea; or even smaller specimens, provided that they are well preserved,--Vitré in Brittany, Nordhausen in Prussia.
Lambert leads an army devoid of homogeneous principles, and there is no possible army with such elements.
Life became homogeneous again, instead of being made up of detached fragments.
When the homogeneous atoms of a mineral, moving freely in solution, arrange themselves into shapes mathematically perfect, or particles of frozen moisture into the symmetrical and beautiful forms of snowflakes, you have nothing to say.
In order to become majestic, it should be viewed from some vantage point, as it rolls its slow and long array through the centre of a wide plain, or the stateliest public square of a city; for then, by its remoteness, it melts all the petty personalities, of which it is made up, into one broad mass of existence,--one great life,--one collected body of mankind, with a vast, homogeneous spirit animating it.
Of course, we could not COUNT the dead, because they did not exist as individuals, but merely as homogeneous protoplasm, with alloys of iron and buttons.
No doubt, with a highly organised and undamaged Government and a homogeneous and well-disciplined people that would have sufficed to keep the peace.
And I am more and more convinced that it will be possible to demonstrate the homogeneous origin of all the tissues.
But what could they know of all this while they drifted so gently day by day in what they thought was a limitless and homogeneous ocean?