"homological" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, homo- + logical. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὁμός||same}} Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”), {{surf|en|homo-|logical|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, homo- + logical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} homological (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Having a shared evolutionary origin. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: homologous, homologic Translations (biology): homologinen (Finnish), homolog (German)
    Sense id: en-homological-en-adj-MUrsc8a7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology': 69 31 0
  2. (mathematics) Having to do with homology; using the methods of homological algebra. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-homological-en-adj-HN5mtiUS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with homo-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 51 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 27 46 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 59 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 53 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 54 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 52 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 56 28 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (grammar) Of an adjective, describing itself. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: autological Translations (grammar): autologinen (Finnish), autologique (French)
    Sense id: en-homological-en-adj-G3WYmhfq Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar': 13 21 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: homological algebra
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