Dictionary Definition
homogeneity
Noun
1 the quality of being similar or comparable in
kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two
companies" [syn: homogeneousness] [ant:
heterogeneity]
2 the quality of being of uniform throughout in
composition or structure
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The state or quality of being homogeneous.
Translations
quality of being homogeneous
- Danish: Homogenitet
- German: Homogenität
Extensive Definition
Generally, homogeneity means being the same
throughout. For various specialized meanings, see:
- Homogeneous (mathematics), a variety of meanings
- In statistics
homogeneity can refer to
- Homogeneity of variance: Homoscedasticity
- Logically consistent data matrices: homogeneity (statistics)
- homogeneity (physics), in physics, two particular meanings: On one hand, translational invariance. On the other, homogeneity of units in equations, related to dimensional analysis
- Homogenetic or homoplastic, in biology, applied both to animals and plants, of having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification
- Homogenization is intensive mixing of mutually insoluble phases (sometimes with addition of surfactants) to obtain a soluble suspension or emulsion, for example homogenizing milk so that the cream doesn't separate out
- In physical chemistry, homogeneous describes a single-phase system as opposed to a heterogeneous system. See also phase diagrams and the classification of catalysts
- In the context of procurement/purchasing, homogeneous is used to describe goods that do not vary in their essential characteristic irrespective of the source of supply
homogeneity in Czech: Homogenita
homogeneity in French: Homogénéité
homogeneity in Italian: Omogeneità
homogeneity in Dutch: Homogeniteit
homogeneity in Portuguese: Homogeneidade
homogeneity in Russian: Гомогенность
homogeneity in Slovenian: Homogenost
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accordance, agreement, calm, coequality, coincidence, congruence, consistency, consonance, constancy, continuity, correspondence, elementarity, equability, equality, equanimity, equilibrium, equivalence, evenness, fundamentality, homoousia, identity, indistinguishability,
integrity, monism, monolithism, no difference,
oneness, persistence, plainness, purity, sameness, self-identity,
selfhood, selfness, selfsameness, severity, simpleness, simplicity, singleness, stability, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, synonymity, synonymousness, synonymy, unadulteration, uniformity, unity, unmixedness, unruffledness, unsophistication