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homogeneous

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Homogeneous \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.

Source : WordNet®

homogeneous
     adj : all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit
           homogeneous group" [syn: {homogenous}] [ant: {heterogeneous}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

homogeneous
     
        (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.
     
        (1999-05-06)
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