heterogeneous
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (“of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (heteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (genos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈhɛt.rə.dʒiː.nəs/, /ˈhɛt.rəʊ.dʒiː.nəs/, /hɛt.ˈro.dʒə.nəs/; X-SAMPA: /"hEt.r@.dZi:.n@s/, /"hEt.r@U.dZi:.n@s/
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Adjective [edit]
heterogeneous (comparative more heterogeneous, superlative most heterogeneous)
- 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.
- (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.
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Translations [edit]
diverse in kind
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mathematics: incommensurable
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physics: having more than one phase
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chemistry: visibly consisting of different components
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computing: comprising different types of computers or formats
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External links [edit]
- heterogeneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- heterogeneous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- heterogeneous at OneLook Dictionary Search
