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Homogeneous vs Consubstantial - What's the difference?

homogeneous | consubstantial |

As adjectives the difference between homogeneous and consubstantial

is that homogeneous is of the same kind; alike, similar while consubstantial is of the same substance or essence.

homogeneous

English

Alternative forms

* (proscribed)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of the same kind; alike, similar.
  • Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
  • * 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.25:
    • Their citizens were not of homogeneous origin, but were from all parts of Greece.
  • (chemistry) in the same state of matter.
  • (mathematics) Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.
    • The function ''f(x,y)=x2+y2'' is homogeneous of degree 2 because ''f(''?''x,''?''y)=''?''2f(x,y)''.
  • (proscribed)

    • Antonyms

    * heterogeneous

    Related terms

    * homogeneity * homogenise, homogenize

    Derived terms

    * homogeneous mixture * homogeneous broadening * homogeneous catalysis * homogeneous coordinate * homogeneous function * homogeneous ideal * homogeneous number * homogeneous polynomial * homogeneous radiation * homogeneous society * homogeneous space * homogeneous system

    External links

    * * * English words prefixed with homo-

    consubstantial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of the same substance or essence.
  • * , II.18:
    • I have no more made my booke, then my booke hath made me. A booke consubstantiall to his Author.

    Usage notes

    * Used especially of the three persons of the Christian Trinity

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989