Meaning of HOMOGENEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `howmu'jeeneeus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group" |
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| | Synonyms: | | consistent, homogenised, homogenized, homogenous, solid, uniform |
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| | Antonyms: | | heterogeneous, heterogenous | | |
| | See Also: | | same, undiversified, unvaried | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? race,
kind: cf. F. homog[`e]ne. See {Same}, and {Kin}.]
1. Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts,
or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to
heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or
principles; homogeneous bodies.
2. (Alg.) Possessing the same number of factors of a given
kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | (Or "homogenous") Of uniform nature, similar in kind. 1. In the context of distributed systems, middleware makes heterogeneous systems appear as a homogeneous entity. For example see: interoperable network. Constrast heterogeneous. 2. (Of a polynomial) containing terms of the same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x^2 + 2xy + y^2. 3. (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. 4. (of an equation) containing a homogeneous function made equal to 0. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accordant, akin, alike, aped, austere, automatic, balanced, bare, basic, chaste, comparable, consimilar, consistent, consonant, constant, continuous, copied, correspondent, counterfeit, elementary, equable, equal, ersatz, essential, even, fake, favoring, flat, following, fundamental, homely, homespun, identical, imitated, imitation, immutable, indivisible, invariable, irreducible, level, like, measured, mechanical, mere, methodic, mimicked, mock, monolithic, nearly reproduced, not unlike, of a piece, ordered, orderly, persistent, phony, plain, primal, primary, pure, pure and simple, regular, resembling, robotlike, severe, similar, simon-pure, simple, simulated, single, smacking of, smooth, something like, spare, stable, stark, steadfast, steady, suggestive of, synthetic, systematic, unadorned, unbroken, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging, uncluttered, undeviating, undifferenced, undifferentiated, undiversified, uniform, uniform with, unruffled, unvaried, unvarying |
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