Definition of heterogeneous Heterogeneous

/hɛˌtɚʌʤiˈnjʌs/ - [heterujeenyus] - het•er•o•ge•ne•ous

We found 10 definitions of heterogeneous from 5 different sources.

What does heterogeneous mean?

Adjective
heterogeneous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
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		homogeneous, homogenous all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"
		different differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it"
		diversified having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery"; "diversified investments"
		varied broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"
		sundry, assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
		disparate including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"
heterogeneous - originating outside the body
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heterogeneous (Adjective)
Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
heterogeneous (Adjective)
Incommensurable because of different kinds.
heterogeneous (Adjective)
Having more than one phase solid, liquid, gas present in a system or process.
heterogeneous (Adjective)
Visibly consisting of different components.
heterogeneous (Adjective)
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.

heterogeneous (a.)
Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is made up.

heterogeneous
Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature.

heterogeneous
het-er-o-jē′ne-us, adj. of another race or kind: dissimilar: composed of different kinds or parts—also Heterogēn′eal (rare):—opposed to Homogeneous.—ns. Heterogenē′ity, Heterogēn′eousness.—adv. Heterogēn′eously. [Gr. heterogenēs—heteros, other, genos, a kind.]