heterogeneous
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- (UK) IPA: /ˈhɛt.rə.dʒiːn.ʌs/, /ˈhɛt.rəʊ.dʒiːn.ʌs/; SAMPA: /"hEt.r@.dZi:n.Vs/, /"hEt.r@U.dZi:n.Vs/
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heterogeneous (comparative more heterogeneous, superlative most heterogeneous)
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- Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
- (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.
- (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.
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