homogenous

homogenous
    adj 1: all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit
           homogeneous group" [syn: {homogeneous}, {homogenous}]
           [ant: {heterogeneous}, {heterogenous}]
    

Homogenous \Ho*mog"e*nous\, a. (Biol.)
   Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a
   common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic;
   -- applied both to animals and plants. See {Homoplastic}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

homogeneous
homogenous

   (Or "homogenous") Of uniform nature, similar in kind.

   1. In the context of {distributed systems}, {middleware} makes
   {heterogeneous} systems appear as a homogeneous entity.  For
   example see: {interoperable network}.

   Constrast {heterogeneous}.

   2. <mathematics> (Of a {polynomial}) containing terms of the
   same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x^2 + 2xy
   + y^2.

   3. <mathematics> (Of a {function}) containing a set of
   variables such that when each is multiplied by a constant,
   this constant can be eliminated without altering the value of
   the function, as in cos x/y + x/y.

   4. <mathematics> (of an equation) containing a homogeneous
   function made equal to 0.

   (1999-05-06)