homoecious

adj 1: of parasitic animals such as tapeworms or some beetles;

having the same host during the entire life cycle

[ant: {heteroecious}]

2: used of parasitic animals that complete the life cycle on a

single host; "homoecious tapeworms"; "a homoecious beetle

that is parasitic in the nest of an ant"

homogeneous

(Or "homogenous") Of uniform nature, similar in kind.

1. In the context of {distributed systems}, {middleware} makes

{heterogeneous} systems appear as a homogeneous entity. For

example see: {interoperable network}.

Constrast {heterogeneous}.

2. (Of a {polynomial}) containing terms of the

same degree with respect to all the variables, as in x^2 : 2xy

: y^2.

3. (Of a {function}) containing a set of

variables such that when each is multiplied by a constant,

this constant can be eliminated without altering the value of

the function, as in cos x/y : x/y.

4. (of an equation) containing a homogeneous

function made equal to 0.

(1999-05-06)