homogenous

Describes a group or substance that is uniform in composition or character; consisting of parts all of the same kind.

• 🇫🇷Décrit un groupe ou une substance uniforme dans sa composition ou son caractère, composé de parties du même type.

1. Uniform in composition or structure B2 formal scientific

   Consisting of parts or elements that are all the same; having a consistent and unvarying nature throughout.

   • The solution was homogenous, with no visible particles.
   • A homogenous population shares very similar characteristics.
   • The mixture is not homogenous; you can see separate layers.

   🇫🇷Homogène

   Synonymes: alikeconsistentevenidenticalregularsameuniformunvarying

   Antonymes: diverseheterogeneousmixednonuniformvaried

2. Having equal properties at all points C1 formal

   In mathematics, describing a function or space where all elements behave identically under certain transformations.

   • A homogenous function satisfies f(kx) = k^n f(x).
   • The differential equation is homogenous because all terms involve the same power of variables.
   • In topology, a homogenous space looks the same at every point.

   🇫🇷homogène

   Synonymes: alikeconsistentidenticaluniformunvarying

   Antonymes: heterogeneousinhomogeneous

3. Uniformity in nature or character B2 formal

   Used more broadly to describe something that lacks diversity or variation in its components.

   • The committee was criticized for being too homogenous in its membership.
   • A homogenous culture may resist outside influences.
   • Their tastes in music were surprisingly homogenous.

   🇫🇷Homogène (uniformité de nature ou de caractère)

   Synonymes: alikeconsistenthomogeneousidenticalsamesimilarunchanginguniformunvarying

   Antonymes: assorteddiverseheterogeneousmixedmultifariousvaried

• more homogenous comparative form
• most homogenous superlative form