homogeneous

• homogenous (may be considered incorrect; see usage note at homogenous)

From Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek ὁμογενής (homogenḗs, “of the same race, family or kind”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare homo- (“same”) and -ous (adjectival suffix).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhɒ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/, /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈdʒiː.njəs/, /ˌhoʊ.məˈdʒiː.njəs/, /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈdʒɛ.njəs/

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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 ${\displaystyle f(x,y)=x^{2}+y^{2}}$ is homogeneous of degree 2 because ${\displaystyle f(\alpha x,\alpha y)=\alpha ^{2}f(x,y)}$ .

• heterogeneous

• homogeneity
• homogenise, homogenize

• homogeneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• homogeneous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• homogeneous at OneLook Dictionary Search