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heterogeneous

/ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/

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What does heterogeneous mean?

adjective

  1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
  2. Incommensurable because of different kinds.
  3. Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
More meanings (2)

adjective

  1. Visibly consisting of different components.
  2. 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.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌhɛt.(ə)ˈɹɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs//ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹoʊˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/
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Our bodies are half made up of glands and tubes and organs, occupied in turning heterogeneous food into blood.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe war of the worldsProject Gutenberg ebook #36
It is, however, conceivable that in former periods of the earth's history such heterogeneous hybridisations were possible.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
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So far as the French airships of war are concerned, the fleet is somewhat heterogeneous, although the non-rigid type prevails.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
The violence of the feelings of crowds is also increased, especially in heterogeneous crowds, by the absence of all sense of responsibility.
Gustave Le BonThe crowd : $b A study of the popular mindProject Gutenberg ebook #445
Then, from amid the heterogeneous group on the dockside, we were watching the liner depart, and Nayland Smith's expression was a very singular one.
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173