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homogeneity

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ho·mo·ge·ne·i·ty  (hm-j-n-t, -n-, hm-)
n. pl. ho·mo·ge·ne·i·ties
The state or quality of being homogeneous.
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Noun1.homogeneity - the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies"
homogeneousness
uniformness, uniformity - the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
heterogeneity, heterogeneousness - the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
2.homogeneity - the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure
uniformity - a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
Translations
homogeneity [ˈhɒməʊdʒəˈniːɪtɪ] N → homogeneidad f
homogeneity [ˌhɒməʊdʒəˈniːəti ˌhəʊməʊdʒɪˈniːəti] n (= uniformity) → uniformité f
cultural homogeneity → uniformité culturelle
homogeneity
n → Homogenität f
homogeneity [ˌhɒməʊdʒəˈniːɪtɪ] n → omogeneità
homogeneity [ˌhɒməʊdʒəˈniːɪtɪ] n → omogeneità


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"Talking of Herbert Spencer," he began, "do you really find no logical difficulty in regarding Nature as a process of involution, passing from definite coherent homogeneity to indefinite incoherent heterogeneity?
Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context
What's that jawbreaker definition about something or other, of Spencer's, that you sprang on us the other day - that indefinite, incoherent homogeneity thing?
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
Lansing struck Vogelstein, even after he had made all allowance for the abnormal homogeneity of the American mass, as really considerable.
Pandora by James, Henry View in context
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