Homogeneous vs. Monolithic — What's the Difference?

Of the same kind; alike

Constituting a monolith

Denoting a process involving substances in the same phase (solid, liquid, or gaseous)

Massive, solid, and uniform

Consisting of parts that are the same; uniform in structure or composition

Constituting or acting as a single, often rigid, uniform whole

Of the same or similar nature or kind

Of or resembling a monolith.

(Mathematics) Consisting of terms of the same degree or elements of the same dimension.

Consisting of a single chunk of hard material rather than an assembly of discrete parts.

Of the same kind; alike, similar.

(figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.

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

(figurative) Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.

(chemistry) In the same state of matter.

(software engineering) Consisting of a single program or codebase.

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

Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.

Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; - opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or principles; homogeneous bodies.

Imposing in size or bulk or solidity;

Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial.

Characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity;

All of the same or similar kind or nature;