homogeneous
CONCEPTS RELATING TO THE UNIFORMITY A GROUP'S CHARACTERISTICS
Homogeneous; Homogenate; Homogenous; Inhomogeneous; Homogenize; Heterogenous; Homogenisation; Homogeneous reaction; Heterogeneous reaction; Homogeneous chemistry; Heterogeneous chemistry; Coefficient of homogeneity; Heterogeneous and homogeneous reactions; Heterogeneous Chemistry; Heterogeneous Reaction; Homogeneous Reaction; Homogenized; Homogenizing; Homogenity; Homogenius; Homogenised; Homogenise; Unhomogenized; Heterogeneous; Heterogeneity; Homogeneity; Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions; Heterogeneous material; Inhomogeneous medium
(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. <
mathematics> (Of a
polynomial) containing terms of the
same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x^2 + 2xy
+ y^2.
3. <
mathematics> (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. <
mathematics> (of an equation) containing a
homogeneous
function made equal to 0.
(1999-05-06)