(n) the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature, Syn.homogeneousness, Ant.heterogeneity, Example: there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies
(n) the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition, Syn.homogenisation, Example: the homogenization of cream; the network's homogenization of political news
a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the same + &unr_; race, kind: cf. F. homogène. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Alg.) Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Homo- + genesis. ] (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies which arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as evidences of common ancestry. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. 1. To blend (a collection of unlike elements) together so as to make the whole uniform in character, composition, or function. [ PJC ]
2.Specifically: To blend separated liquids together so as to form a uniform emulsion which does not separate out into its original constituents on standing; -- used especially of milk; as, most milk sold in cartons is pasteurized and homogenized. [ PJC ]
adj. 1. formed by blending unlike elements, especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance. homogeneous [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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