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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ho•mo•ge•ne•i•ty (hō′mə jə nē′i tē, hom′ə-),USA pronunciation n. - composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.
Also, ho•mo•ge•ne•ous•ness (hō′mə jē′nē əs nis, -jēn′yəs-, hom′ə-).USA pronunciation - Medieval Latin homogeneitās, equivalent. to homogene(us) homogeneous + -itās -ity
- 1615–25
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ho•mo•ge•ne•ous /ˌhoʊməˈdʒiniəs, -ˈdʒinyəs, ˌhɑmə-/USA pronunciation adj. - Geneticsmade up of parts or elements that are all of the same kind or nature, or are essentially alike:Japan has a largely homogeneous population.
ho•mo•ge•ne•i•ty /ˌhoʊmədʒəˈniɪti, -ˈneɪ-, ˌhɑmə-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] ho•mo•ge•ne•ous•ly, adv. See -gen-, -homo-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ho•mo•ge•ne•ous (hō′mə jē′nē əs, -jēn′yəs, hom′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. - Geneticscomposed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind;
not heterogeneous:a homogeneous population. - of the same kind or nature;
essentially alike. - [Math.]
- Mathematicshaving a common property throughout:a homogeneous solid figure.
- Mathematicshaving all terms of the same degree:a homogeneous equation.
- Mathematicsrelating 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.
- Mathematicsrelating to a differential equation in which a linear combination of derivatives is set equal to zero.
- Medieval Latin homogeneus, equivalent. to homogene- (stem of Greek homogené̄s of the same kind; see homo-, gene) + -us -ous
- 1635–45
ho′mo•ge′ne•ous•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unvarying, unmixed, alike, similar, identical.
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