The difference between Eclectic and Homogeneous

When used as adjectives, eclectic means selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles, whereas homogeneous means of the same kind.


Eclectic is also noun with the meaning: someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

check bellow for the other definitions of Eclectic and Homogeneous

  1. Eclectic as an adjective:

    Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

  2. Eclectic as an adjective:

    Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

  1. Eclectic as a noun:

    Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

  1. Homogeneous as an adjective:

    Of the same kind; alike, similar.

  2. Homogeneous as an adjective:

    Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.

  3. Homogeneous as an adjective (chemistry):

    in the same state of matter.

  4. 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>."