Definition of "homogeneous" []

• Of the same or similar nature or kind: "a tight-knit, homogeneous society” ( James Fallows). (adjective)
• Uniform in structure or composition throughout. (adjective)
• Mathematics Consisting of terms of the same degree or elements of the same dimension. (adjective)

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• "It must be noticed that Newton did not understand what we call a homogeneous spectrum; he did not produce it, and does not point out in his writings the conditions for producing it."
• "Muslims hate mosques and blow them up constantly and all the Arabs really want to live in homogeneous open-air prisons with limited access to food, water, and electricity."
• "It could also reflect the desire of blacks to live in homogeneous neighborhoods."