heterogeneous
English
/hɛ.tə.ɹə.ˈdʒiː.niː.əs/
adj
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Derived from Latin heterogeneus derived from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (of different kinds).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἑτερογενής
Gloss
of different kinds
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heterogeneously English
- heterogeneousness English
- heterogenization English
- heterogenize English
- microheterogeneous English
- heterogeeninen Finnish
- heterogeneus Latin
- heterogen German
- eterogeneo Italian
- heterogéneo Spanish, Castilian
- ἑτερογενής Ancient Greek
- ἕτερος Ancient Greek
- *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- ჰეტეროგენული Georgian