homogeneous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

English homo- (“‘same’”) + Ancient Greek γένος (genos), “‘kind’”) + English -ous, adjectival suffix

[edit] Pronunciation

• 1: IPA: /ho.məˈdʒi.ni.əs/
• 2: IPA: /həˈmɑ.dʒɪ.nəs/

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[edit] Adjective

homogeneous (not comparable)

1. similar, or the same as something else
2. having the same composition throughout; uniform
3. (chemistry) in the same state of matter.
4. (mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.

[edit] Antonyms

• heterogeneous

[edit] Related terms

• homogeneity
• homogenise, homogenize

[edit] See also

• homogenous

[edit] Derived terms

• homogeneous mixture
• homogeneous broadening
• homogeneous catalysis
• homogeneous coordinate
• homogeneous function
• homogeneous ideal
• homogeneous number
• homogeneous polynomial
• homogeneous radiation
• homogeneous society
• homogeneous space
• homogeneous system

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