homogeneous همگن hamgen (#) Fr.: homogène Of uniform composition or having a common property throughout.
Math.: Of the same kind so as to be commensurable. Of the same degree or
dimension.
→ anisotropic homogeneous cosmological model,
→ homogeneous fluid,
→ homogeneous linear differential equation,
→ homogeneous Universe,
→ homogeneous turbulence,
→ inhomogeneous,
→ nonhomogeneous,
→ nonhomogeneous linear differential equation. Etymology (EN): Homogeneous, from M.L. homogeneus, from Gk. homogenes
“of the same kind,” from homos “same,” → homo-, - genos “race, kind,” gonos “birth, offspring,”
from PIE base *gen-/*gon-/*gn- “to produce, beget, be born,” cf.
Av. zan- “to bear, give birth to a child, be born,”
infinitive zazāite, zāta- “born,” zana-
“race” (in sruuô.zana- “belonging to the race of the horned ones”),
O.Pers. zana- “tribe” (in paru-zana- “consisting of many tribes”),
Skt. janati “begets, bears,” jana- “creature, human being, race, tribe,
people;” L. genus “race, stock, kind,” gignere “to beget.”
Etymology (PE): Hamgen “of the same kind, like each other; friend, partner,”
from ham-, → homo-, + gen “kind,” O.Pers./Av.
zana- “race; tribe,” cognate with L. genus, as above). Alternatively,
gen may be a variant of Mid./Mod.Pers. gôn/gun
“kind, type; manner; color, skin color,” from Av. gaona- “hair, hair color, color.” |
