The difference between Different and Homogeneous

When used as adjectives, different means not the same, whereas homogeneous means of the same kind.

Different is also noun with the meaning: the different ideal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Different and Homogeneous

Different as an adjective:

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
Different as an adjective:

Various, assorted, diverse.
Different as an adjective:

Distinct, separate; .

Examples:

"Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time."
Different as an adjective:

Unlike most others; unusual.

Homogeneous as an adjective:

Of the same kind; alike, similar.
Homogeneous as an adjective:

Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
Homogeneous as an adjective (chemistry):

in the same state of matter.
Homogeneous as an adjective (mathematics):

Of which the properties of a smaller set apply to the whole; scalable.

Examples:

"The function <math>f(x,y)=x^2+y^2</math> is homogeneous of degree 2 because <math>f(\alpha x,\alpha y)=\alpha^2 f(x,y)</math>."