Homogeneous is used to describe a group or thing which has members or parts that are all the same.
[formal]
The unemployed are not a homogeneous group.
Russia is ethnically relatively homogeneous.
Synonyms: uniform, similar, consistent, identical More Synonyms of homogeneous
homogeneous in British English
(ˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs, ˌhɒm-)
adjective
1.
composed of similar or identical parts or elements
2.
of uniform nature
3.
similar in kind or nature
4.
having a constant property, such as density, throughout
5. mathematics
a.
(of a polynomial) containing terms of the same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x2 + 2xy + y2
b.
(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
c.
(of an equation) containing a homogeneous function made equal to 0
ML homogeneus < Gr homogenēs, of the same race or kind: see homo- & genus
Examples of 'homogeneous' in a sentence
homogeneous
Yet young people are obviously not a homogeneous group.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We prefer working and socialising with a homogeneous group.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It holds a homogeneous group of "prisoners".
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
He also presents each group as unduly homogeneous.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
But women today are not so homogeneous a group.
Miller, Maureen Double Income No Kids Yet? (1989)
An industrial society features a single homogeneous culture common to the entire population.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Firms in a perfectly competitive industry sell homogeneous products and are price takers.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
It has been a common error to view prisoners as a homogeneous group with a set of common values.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
Our groups are not homogeneous units.
Christianity Today (2000)
They say it's wrong for the judiciary to be drawn from a narrow and homogeneous group.
The Sun (2010)
Thus, the homogeneous product is the set of all products that are perfect substitutes.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
The Africans were not a homogeneous group either, but themselves varied in beliefs and in their roles in society.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
Furthermore, individual workers within any occupational group are not homogeneous units, requiring employers to assess the relative skills and capabilities of individual workers in recruiting labour.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
In other languages
homogeneous
British English: homogeneous ADJECTIVE
Homogeneous is used to describe a group or thing which has members or parts that are all the same.
The unemployed are not a homogeneous group.
American English: homogeneous
Brazilian Portuguese: homogêneo
Chinese: 同种类的
European Spanish: homogéneo
French: homogène
German: homogen
Italian: omogeneo
Japanese: 同種の
Korean: 동질의
European Portuguese: homogéneo
Latin American Spanish: homogéneo
(adjective)
Definition
having parts or members which are all the same or which consist of only one substance
The unemployed are not a homogeneous group.
Synonyms
uniform
Chips should be cut into uniform size and thickness.
similar
The sisters looked very similar.
consistent
identical
Nearly all the houses were identical.
alike
We are very alike.
comparable
The scoring systems used in the two studies are not directly comparable.
akin
analogous
This kind of construction is analogous to building a bridge under water.
kindred
I recall discussions with her on these and kindred topics.
unvarying
cognate
Apocalypticism and millennialism are cognate theological terms.