Homogeneous vs Mixture - What's the difference?
homogeneous | mixture |
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)
The act of mixing.
Something produced by mixing.
Something that consists of diverse elements
A medicinal compound
As an adjective homogeneous
is of the same kind; alike, similar.As a noun mixture is
the act of mixing.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-mixture
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(wikipedia mixture)Noun
(en noun)- The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
- An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
- The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
- A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
