单词 | homogeneity |
释义 | homogeneityn. The quality or condition of being homogeneous: Thesaurus » a. Identity of kind with something else. b. Composition from parts or elements of the same kind; uniformity of composition or nature. ΚΠ 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iv. 88 A Harmony & Communion..a Homogeneity of the Forme and Nature. 1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 494 The Homogeneity and Unorganizedness of the Heavenly Body. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 304 To multiply Simple Surdes observe their Homogeniety or Heterogeniety. 1780 Philos. Trans. 1779 (Royal Soc.) 69 493 The homogeneity of the air. 1854 Fraser's Mag. 49 23 There is no homogeneity between the men or the subjects of their communications. 1862 H. Spencer First Princ. ii. iv. §58. 219 Evolution is from a state of indefinite incoherent homogeneity to a state of definite coherent heterogeneity. c. concrete. Something homogeneous. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > that which is uniform homogeneity1638 homogeneal1651 uniformity1665 homogene1725 monocolour1963 1638 W. Rawley tr. F. Bacon Hist. Nat. & Exper. Life & Death 385 All things in the Body doe Dissolve, and returne to their Homogeneities; Or..Elements. 1887 F. Robinson New Religio Med. 79 He is regarded..as a homogeneity. d. law of homogeneity n. Logic see quot. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > a division, group, or class > law of homogeneity or heterogeneity law of homogeneity1864 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic iv. 90 The Law of Homogeneity affirms that things the most dissimilar must, in some respects, be similar or homogeneous; and consequently, any two Concepts, how unlike soever, may still both be subordinated under some higher Concept. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625 |
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