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HOMOGENEOUSNESS

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ho⋅mo⋅ge⋅ne⋅i⋅ty

  [hoh-muh-juh-nee-i-tee, hom-uh-]
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–noun
composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.
Also, ho⋅mo⋅ge⋅ne⋅ous⋅ness  [hoh-muh-jee-nee-uhs-nis, -jeen-yuhs-, hom-uh-] .

Origin:
1615–25; < ML homogeneitās, equiv. to homogene(us) homogeneous + -itās -ity
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ho·mo·ge·ne·ous   (hō'mə-jē'nē-əs, -jēn'yəs)   
adj.  

  1. Of the same or similar nature or kind: "a tight-knit, homogeneous society" (James Fallows).

  2. Uniform in structure or composition throughout.

  3. Mathematics Consisting of terms of the same degree or elements of the same dimension.


[From Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Greek homogenēs : homo-, homo- + genos, kind; see heterogeneous.]
ho'mo·ge'ne·ous·ly adv., ho'mo·ge'ne·ous·ness n.
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Cultural Dictionary

homogeneity [(hoh-muh-juh-nee-uh-tee, hoh-muh-juh-nay-uh-tee)]

Cultural, social, biological, or other similarities within a group. (Compare heterogeneity.)

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ho·mo·ge·ne·i·ty
Pronunciation: "hO-m&-j&-'nE-&t-E, -'nA-&t-, "häm-&-
Function: noun
InflectedForm: plural -ties
: the quality or state of being homogeneous
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