Homogeneity and heterogeneity
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Homogeneity and heterogeneity are concepts relating to the uniformity in a substance. A material that is homogeneous is uniform in composition or character; one that is heterogeneous is distinctly nonuniform in one of these qualities.
The term is often used in a scientific (such as a kind of catalyst), mathematical, sociological or statistical context.
Homogeneity
- similar, or the same as something else
- having the same composition throughout; uniform
Heterogeneity
- similar, or the same as something else
- having the same composition throughout; uniform
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