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Homogeneous (adjective)
Of the same kind; alike, similar.
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Homogeneous (adjective)
Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
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Homogeneous (adjective)
in the same state of matter.
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Homogeneous (adjective)
Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
“The function f(x,y)=x^2+y^2 is homogeneous of degree 2 because f(alpha x,alpha y)=alpha^2 f(x,y).”
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
Incommensurable because of different kinds.
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
Visibly consisting of different components.
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
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Homogeneous (adjective)
of the same kind; alike
“if all jobs and workers were homogeneous”
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Homogeneous (adjective)
consisting of parts all of the same kind
“a homogeneous society”
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Homogeneous (adjective)
containing terms all of the same degree.
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Homogeneous (adjective)
denoting a process involving substances in the same phase (solid, liquid, or gaseous)
“homogeneous catalysis”
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
diverse in character or content
“a large and heterogeneous collection”
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
of or denoting a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, or gaseous)
“heterogeneous catalysis”
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Heterogeneous (adjective)
incommensurable through being of different kinds, degrees, or dimensions.