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::::::My primary source for the incorrectness of "homogenous" as a synonym is [[Anna Russell]], who in one of her famous routines (I think, but am not sure, it was the 22-minute ''Ring'' cycle) said, "I mean homogenous, as in milk!" [[User:Zaslav|Zaslav]] ([[User talk:Zaslav|talk]]) 23:12, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
:::::::That was exactly the response of a colleague who teaches lower-division discrete mathematics (where this term appears) whom I asked about the name for this type of recurrence. He responded "homogeneous", and when I asked about "homogenous" he responded something about whether I meant the word for milk. I think that is usually "homogenized", though. —[[User:David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] ([[User talk:David Eppstein|talk]]) 00:38, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
::::::::Your colleague was pulling your leg. You have to listen to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYCXO_FZj5k Anna Russell] to understand this. I quote from a Web site about [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AnnaRussell "How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera"]:
::::::::"As you know, you always have to start with a homogenous chorus. I know a lot of people are going to say that isn't homogenous, that's homogeneous. But that isn't what I mean: I mean homogenous, as in milk." [[User:Zaslav|Zaslav]] ([[User talk:Zaslav|talk]]) 05:10, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
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