Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous

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  • Homogeneous (adjective)

    Of the same kind; alike, similar.

  • Homogeneous (adjective)

    Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.

  • Homogeneous (adjective)

    in the same state of matter.

  • 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).”

  • Heterogeneous (adjective)

    Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

  • Heterogeneous (adjective)

    Incommensurable because of different kinds.

  • Heterogeneous (adjective)

    Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.

  • Heterogeneous (adjective)

    Visibly consisting of different components.

  • 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.

Wiktionary
  • Homogeneous (adjective)

    of the same kind; alike

    “if all jobs and workers were homogeneous”

  • Homogeneous (adjective)

    consisting of parts all of the same kind

    “a homogeneous society”

  • Homogeneous (adjective)

    containing terms all of the same degree.

  • Homogeneous (adjective)

    denoting a process involving substances in the same phase (solid, liquid, or gaseous)

    “homogeneous catalysis”

  • Heterogeneous (adjective)

    diverse in character or content

    “a large and heterogeneous collection”

  • Heterogeneous (adjective)

    of or denoting a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, or gaseous)

    “heterogeneous catalysis”

  • Heterogeneous (adjective)

    incommensurable through being of different kinds, degrees, or dimensions.

Oxford Dictionary

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