homogeneity

noun

ho·​mo·​ge·​ne·​i·​ty ˌhō-mə-jə-ˈnē-ə-tē 

-ˈnā-,

 also nonstandard  -ˈnī-;

especially British

ˌhä- 

1

: 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

2

mathematics : the state of having identical cumulative distribution functions or values

Examples of homogeneity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tournaments at courses like Detroit Golf Club tend to create homogeneity. —Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 June 2025

By sheer virtue of my existence, I was deployed here with the task of disrupting the homogeneity of these jam sessions. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025

The homogeneity is intended to equal the playing field while allowing independent management strategies to still play a part as the machines are pushed to the limit over the course of the Earth’s complete rotation on its axis. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 June 2025

And there’s something about the product that feels eerie in its regulated homogeneity, every item offering the illusion of choice — Chicken or tofu? —Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 19 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin homogeneitāt-, homogeneitās, from homogeneus homogeneous + Latin -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for homogeneity

• simultaneity
• contemporaneity
• heterogeneity
• inhomogeneity
• deity
• spontaneity

Medical Definition

homogeneity

noun

ho·​mo·​ge·​ne·​i·​ty ˌhō-mə-jə-ˈnē-ət-ē  -ˈnā-ət- 

ˌhäm-ə-

plural homogeneities

: the quality or state of being homogeneous