homogeneous

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌhɒ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/, /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/
• (America) IPA: /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈdʒiː.njəs/, /ˌhoʊ.məˈdʒiː.njəs/, /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈdʒɛ.njəs/

Adjective

homogeneous (not comparable)

1. Of the same kind; alike, similar.
2. Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.25:

     Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece.

3. (chemistry) in the same state of matter.
4. (mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.

   The function f(x,y)=x^2+y^2 is homogeneous of degree 2 because f(\alpha x,\alpha y)=\alpha^2 f(x,y).

Antonyms

• heterogeneous

Related terms

• homogeneity
• homogenise, homogenize

Translations

• French: homogène
• German: homogen, gleichartig
• Italian: omogeneo
• Portuguese: homogêneo, homogéneo
• Russian: одноро́дный
• Spanish: homogéneo

Translations

• French: homogène
• Italian: omogeneo
• Portuguese: homogêneo
• Spanish: homogéneo

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