Problem: Sentence1: The reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly.
Sentence2: Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues.
Q: Does the term reason mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive.
Sentence2: The racist conceives such people to be inferior.
Q: Does the term conceive mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: He earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude.
Sentence2: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Q: Does the term degree mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: It ended on a sour note.
Sentence2: He detected a note of sarcasm.
Q: Does the term note mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning