adj.
Pronunciation: - ' j ē -n ē - ə s, -ny ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus, from Greek homogen ē s, from hom- + genos kind ― more at KIN
Date: 1641
1 : of the same or a similar kind or nature
2 : of uniform structure or composition throughout <a culturally homogeneous neighborhood>
3 : having the property that if each variable is replaced by a constant times that variable the constant can be factored out : having each term of the same degree if all variables are considered <a homogeneous equation>
– ho · mo · ge · neous · ly adverb
– ho · mo · ge · neous · ness noun