Homogeneity

Homogeneity
Homogeneity \Ho`mo*ge*ne"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. homog['e]n['e]it['e].] Same as {Homogeneousness}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Homogeneity — means being similar throughout . Homogeneity may also refer to:* Homogeneous (mathematics), a variety of meanings * In statistics homogeneity can refer to ** Homogeneity of variance: Homoscedasticity ** Logically consistent data matrices:… …   Wikipedia

  • homogeneity — index identity (similarity), propinquity (similarity), regularity, resemblance, uniformity, union ( …   Law dictionary

  • homogeneity — 1620s, from homogene (see HOMOGENEOUS (Cf. homogeneous)) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

  • homogeneity — meaning ‘being of the same kind’, is better pronounced ji nee i ti than ji nay i ti, i.e. with the stressed syllable having the sound of bee, not bay …   Modern English usage

  • homogeneity — [[t]hɒ̱məʤəni͟ːɪti, ho͟ʊ [/t]] N UNCOUNT Homogeneity is the quality of being homogeneous. [FORMAL] The government panicked into imposing a kind of cultural homogeneity. Syn: uniformity …   English dictionary

  • homogeneity — noun Date: 1625 1. the quality or state of being homogeneous 2. the state of having identical cumulative distribution function or values < homogeneity of variances > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • homogeneity — homogeneous ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the same kind. 2) consisting of parts all of the same kind. DERIVATIVES homogeneity noun homogeneously adverb homogeneousness noun. ORIGIN Greek homogen s, from homos same + genos race, kind …   English terms dictionary

  • homogeneity — noun 1. the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature (Freq. 4) there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies • Syn: ↑homogeneousness • Ant: ↑heterogeneity • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • homogeneity, homogeneous —    Homogeneity is the quality of uniformity of structure throughout or composed of parts that are all of the same nature or kind. Also see balance, coherence, complexity, monotony, pattern, principles of design, and unity …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • Homogeneity (statistics) — For homogeneity of variance see homoscedasticity.In statistics, homogeneity arises in describing the properties of a dataset, or several datasets, and relates to the validity of the often convenient assumption that the statistical properties of… …   Wikipedia

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