noun
like terms; similar terms
Mathematical term for terms that can be combined in an algebraic expression because they share the same variable factors.
方程式を解く前に、同類項をまとめてください。
Before solving the equation, please combine like terms.
noun
General use for people or things that are of the same type or category, often with a slightly negative nuance of being lumped together.
彼らはみな同類項で、同じような問題を起こす。
They are all the same kind, causing similar problems.