Homogeneous vs Unitary - What's the difference?
homogeneous | unitary |
Of the same kind; alike, similar.
Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
* 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.25:
(chemistry) in the same state of matter.
(mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
(proscribed)
Having the quality of oneness.
(government) Relating to a system of government in which sovereign power is concentrated in a single body instead of being shared or possessed by more local bodies.
(mathematics) Pertaining to a unit.
(UK) A unitary council
(mathematics) A unitary operator
In mathematics terms the difference between homogeneous and unitary
is that homogeneous is of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable while unitary is a unitary operator.As adjectives the difference between homogeneous and unitary
is that homogeneous is of the same kind; alike, similar while unitary is having the quality of oneness.As a noun unitary is
a unitary council.homogeneous
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Alternative forms
* (proscribed)Adjective
(-)- Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece.
- The function ''f(x,y)=x2+y2'' is homogeneous of degree 2 because ''f(''?''x,''?''y)=''?''2f(x,y)''.
Antonyms
* heterogeneousDerived terms
* homogeneous mixture * homogeneous broadening * homogeneous catalysis * homogeneous coordinate * homogeneous function * homogeneous ideal * homogeneous number * homogeneous polynomial * homogeneous radiation * homogeneous society * homogeneous space * homogeneous systemExternal links
* * * English words prefixed with homo-unitary
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Adjective
(head)- Ex.
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