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homogeneous products

any identical goods offered in a market by competing suppliers. Given complete knowledge, buyers will regard the products as perfect substitutes for one another and will have no ‘preference’ for the products of particular suppliers. Homogeneity results in all suppliers having no ability to charge other than a common price for their products.

See PERFECT COMPETITION, PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION.

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