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Homogenous vs. Homogeneous

A biological term versus a term for uniformity.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The data set should be homogenous for the analysis.

✓ Correct

The data set should be homogeneous for the analysis.

More examplesii

01

A homogenous mixture of gases.

A homogeneous mixture of gases.

02

Homogeneous organs have similar functions.

Homogenous organs have similar functions (if related by evolution).

The ruleiii

HOMOGENEOUS = of the same kind; uniform.

In data science and math, 'homogeneous' is used to describe sets where all elements are similar. People often drop the extra 'e'.

Memory aidiv

Remember it like this

Homogen-E-ous means E-verything is the same.

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