What is "heterogeneous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does heterogeneous mean in English? Meaning of heterogeneous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "heterogeneous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "heterogeneous": consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature

Adjective

  • Meaning: consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
  • Example: the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous
  • Synonyms: heterogeneous heterogenous
  • Antonyms: homogeneous homogenous
  • Similar: assorted disparate inhomogeneous miscellaneous mixed motley nonuniform sundry
  • Also see: different diversified varied
  • Pronunciation in UK: /hɛ.tə.rə.ˈdʒiː.niː.əs/, /hɛ.tə.ˈro.dʒə.nəs/, /ˈhɛt.rə.dʒiː.nəs/, /ˈhɛt.rəʊ.dʒiː.nəs/

    Meaning of "heterogeneous": originating outside the body

    Adjective

  • Meaning: originating outside the body
  • Synonyms: heterogeneous heterogenous
  • Antonyms: autogenic autogenous
  • Pronunciation in UK: /hɛ.tə.rə.ˈdʒiː.niː.əs/, /hɛ.tə.ˈro.dʒə.nəs/, /ˈhɛt.rə.dʒiː.nəs/, /ˈhɛt.rəʊ.dʒiː.nəs/

  • Adjective: Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books.(mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.(physics) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.(chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.(computing) 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.
  • Synonyms:

    amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motley, multifarious, odd, opposed, unlike, unrelated, variant, varied, variegated, diversified, contrasted, mingled, multiplex, unallied,

    Antonyms:

    homogeneous, identical, unchanging, pure, single, uniform,

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