heterogeneous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

hetero- + gene + -ous

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhɛt.rə.dʒiːn.ʌs/, /ˈhɛt.rəʊ.dʒiːn.ʌs/; SAMPA: /"hEt.r@.dZi:n.Vs/, /"hEt.r@U.dZi:n.Vs/

[edit] Adjective

heterogeneous (comparative more heterogeneous, superlative most heterogeneous)

1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
2. (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
3. (physics): Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
4. (chemistry): Visibly consisting of different components.
5. (information technology): A network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture. Alternatively, a data resource with multiple types of formats.

[edit] Antonyms

• homogeneous

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• heterogeneity