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English Dictionary: homogeneous	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
homogeneous adj all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group" Synonym(s): homogeneous, homogenous Antonym(s): heterogeneous, heterogenous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homogeneous \Ho`moge"neous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] the same + [?] race, kind: cf. F. homog[8a]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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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)