heterogeneous
Meanings
Adjective
- consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
- "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
- originating outside the body
Adj
- Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
- Incommensurable because of different kinds.
- Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
- Visibly consisting of different components.
- Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
Origin / Etymology
From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.
Synonyms
catholic, dishomogeneous, diverse, diversified, eclectic, heterogeneous, heterogenous, heterologous, liberal, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, multifold, sundry, variable, varied, various
Antonyms
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