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homogeneous

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Main Entry:
ho·mo·ge·neous 
          Listen to the pronunciation of homogeneous
Pronunciation:
\-ˈjē-nē-əs, -nyəs\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus, from Greek homogenēs, from hom- + genos kind — more at kin
Date:
1641
1 : of the same or a similar kind or nature 2 : of uniform structure or composition throughout <a culturally homogeneous neighborhood> 3 : having the property that if each variable is replaced by a constant times that variable the constant can be factored out : having each term of the same degree if all variables are considered <a homogeneous equation>
ho·mo·ge·neous·ly adverb
ho·mo·ge·neous·ness noun


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