Homogeneity (disambiguation)

Homogeneous is used in science describe a substance where all the constituents are of the same nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature. It may also be used to describe a group whose individuals are similar in some way. Homogeneity is the state of being homogeneous.

Homogeneity, homogeneous, or homogenization may refer to:

Science

• Homogeneity (physics), translational invariance or compatibility of units in equations
• Homogeneous (chemistry), a property of a mixture showing no variation in properties
• Homogenization (chemistry), intensive mixing of mutually insoluble substance or groups of substance to obtain a soluble suspension or constant. Homogenized milk is one example.
• Homogenization (biology), a process that involves breaking apart cells — releasing organelles and cytoplasm
• Homogeneity (ecology), means all of the same or similar kind or nature. In ecological terms, it can also be expressed as a lack of, or reduction in biodiversity.

Mathematics

• Homogeneity (statistics), logically consistent data matrices
• Homogeneity of variance
• Homogeneous function
• Homogeneous polynomial
• Homogeneous differential equation
• Homogeneous distribution
• Homogeneous linear transformation
• Homogeneous coordinates, used in projective spaces
• Homogeneous space for a Lie group G, or more general transformation group
• Homogeneous element and homogeneous ideal in a graded ring
• Homogeneous (large cardinal property)
• Homogeneous model in model theory
• Homogenization of a polynomial
• Asymptotic homogenization, a method to study partial differential equations with highly oscillatory coefficients

See also

• Heterogeneous (disambiguation), links relating to objects or systems consisting of multiple items having a large number of structural variations
• Homogeneity and heterogeneity
• Monoculturalism, ethnic homogeneity or the advocacy of it
• Zygosity