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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryho·mo·ge·neous \-ˈjē-nē-əs, -nyəs\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus, from Greek homogenēs, from hom- + genos kind — more at kin DATE 16411. of the same or a similar kind or nature2. of uniform structure or composition throughout a culturally homogeneous neighborhood3. 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 nounEnglish Etymologyhomogeneous 1640s, from M.L. homogeneus, from Gk. homogenes "of the same kind," from homos "same" (see same) + genos "kind, gender, race, stock" (see genus). Earlier in this sense was homogeneal (c.1600). Homogenize "make similar" formed in Eng. 1886; its sense of "render milk uniform in consistency" is from 1904.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7homogeneoushomo·ge·neous / 7hCmE5dVi:niEs; NAmE 7houm- / adjective (formal)consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type 由相同(或同类型)事物(或人)组成的；同种类的: a homogeneous group / mixture / population 相同成分组成的群体/混合物；同类人口 OPP heterogeneousOxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishhomogeneous adj. VERBS be | become ADV. remarkably, very | totally | largely | fairly, relatively | increasingly | apparently | supposedly | internally | culturally, ethnically, linguistically, racially, socially a culturally homogeneous society Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedho·mo·ge·neous\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jēnēəs, -nyəs, Brit sometimes -|jen-\ adjectiveEtymology: Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus, from Greek homogenēs, from homo- hom- + -genēs (from genos kind, race) — more at same, kin1. a. : of a similar kind or nature : comparable, equivalent < the three schools … are relatively homogeneous — B.F.Wright > b. : having no discordant elements : consistent, compatible < everything about her was homogeneous: her looks, her possessions, the way in which she dressed — Osbert Sitwell > < country people … whose manners and morals were homogeneous with those of the country itself — Van Wyck Brooks >2. a. : of uniform structure or composition throughout < homogeneous granite > < homogeneous sand deposits … laid down under steady conditions of wind — R.A.Bagnold > specifically : relating to, occurring in, or being a system that contains no internal physical boundaries < homogeneous system > < homogeneous catalysis > b. : of a single type : showing no variation < bituminous coal is often treated as a homogeneous product — G.G.Somers > < customary to speak of the Asian mind as though it were homogeneous — Iqbal Singh > specifically : monochromatic 2 c. : consisting of uniform elements (as of people or groups with similar background) < homogeneous nation > < homogeneous community > < the sound of a full consort of viols is rich and homogeneous — Robert Donington >3. : of the same mathematical degree or dimensions in every term in the symbols considered < a homogeneous equation >4. : homogenous 1• ho·mo·ge·neous·ly adverb• ho·mo·ge·neous·ness noun -es

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