Homogeneity

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Homogeneity, homogeneous, or homogenization may refer to:

[edit] 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 phases to obtain a soluble suspension or emulsion
• 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.
• Homogenization (mathematics), the study of partial differential equations with highly oscillatory coefficients and the determination of effective properties of materials with inhomogeneous moduli (e.g. elastic, thermal, electrical)

[edit] Mathematics

• Homogenization (mathematics), the study of partial differential equations with highly oscillatory coefficients
• Homogeneity (statistics), logically consistent data matrices
• Homogeneous function
• Homogeneous polynomial, in algebra
• Homogeneous differential equation
• Homogeneous linear transformation
• Homogeneous coordinates, used in projective spaces
• Homogeneous space for a Lie group G, or more general transformation group
• Homogeneous ideal in a graded ring
• Homogeneous (large cardinal property)
• Homogeneous model in model theory
• Homoscedasticity, homogeneity of variance

[edit] See also

• Heterogeneity, an object or system consisting of multiple items having a large number of structural variations
• Monoculturalism, ethnic homogeneity or the advocacy of it
• Zygosity

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