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

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