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homogeneous
English
Alternative forms
- homogenous (may be considered incorrect; see usage note at homogenous)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (homogen?s, “of the same race, family or kind”), from ???? (homós, “same”) + ????? (génos, “kind”). Compare homo- (“same”) and -ous (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h?.m?(?)?d?i?.n??s/, /?h??.m?(?)?d?i?.n??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ho?.mo??d?i?.nj?s/, /?ho?.m??d?i?.nj?s/, /?ho?.mo??d??.nj?s/
Adjective
homogeneous (not comparable)
- Of the same kind; alike, similar.
- Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.25:
- Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.25:
- (chemistry) in the same state of matter.
- (mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
- The function is homogeneous of degree 2 because .
Antonyms
- heterogeneous
Derived terms
Related terms
- homogeneity
- homogenise, homogenize
Translations
Further reading
- homogeneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- homogeneous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- homogeneous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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homologous
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h??m?l???s/
Etymology
From Latinized form of Greek homologos "agreeing, of one mind" from homos "same" + logos "relation, reasoning"
From 1655, in the mathematical sense. See also homolog, homologue. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
homologous (comparative more homologous, superlative most homologous)
- Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
- (mathematics) In corresponding proportion.
- (biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.
- (chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH? group.
- (genetics) Having the same morphology as another chromosome; relating to a homologue.
- (mathematics) In corresponding proportion.
Usage notes
- (biology) For a discussion of the use of the term "homology" (and by association "homologous") in biology, see: Patterson, Colin. "Homology in Classical and Molecular Biology." Molecular Biology and Evolution 5, no. 6 (November 1988): 603–625. http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/5/6/603.pdf (accessed 18 December 2009; archived 18 December 2009, http://www.webcitation.org/5m7rn4rCe )
Antonyms
- heterologous
Derived terms
Related terms
- autologous
- homolog, homologue
- homologize
- homology
Translations
References
homologous From the web:
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- what homologous structures
- what homologous series is c9h20 a part of
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- what homologous structures are found on the platypus
- what homologous series
- how to identify homologous chromosomes
- how to say homologous chromosomes
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