Definition of homogeneity
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:the quality or state of being of a similar kind or of having a uniform structure or composition throughout :the quality or state of being homogeneous
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Holland is the kind of religious and ethnic American enclave, like Salt Lake City or Monsey, New York, where a dramatic homogeneity is preserved by geographic isolation.
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There is a psychological concept that explains this phenomenon called the outgroup homogeneity effect, where majority group members see the uniqueness and individuality within their own group, but see minority group members as homogeneous.
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For video games, critical consensus and popular opinion have a bit of a homogeneity problem.
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Rather than respecting the right of all individuals to seek out opinions, no matter how controversial, in the marketplace of ideas, the Left is violently enforcing ideological homogeneity.
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The magazine doesn’t idealize homogeneity of race or gender norms, but rather a global sameness of taste and aspiration.
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The magazine doesn’t idealize homogeneity of race or gender norms, but rather a global sameness of taste and aspiration.
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The magazine doesn’t idealize homogeneity of race or gender norms, but rather a global sameness of taste and aspiration.
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The magazine doesn’t idealize homogeneity of race or gender norms, but rather a global sameness of taste and aspiration.
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Origin and Etymology of homogeneity
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of homogeneity
plural homogeneities
:the quality or state of being homogeneous
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