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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 — Ho mo*ge*ne i*ty, n. [Cf. F. homog[ e]n[ e]it[ e].] Same as {Homogeneousness}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
