heterogeneous

== English == === Alternative forms === heterogenous (less common) === Etymology === From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/, /ˌhɛt.(ə)ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/, /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəʊˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/, /ˌhɛt.(ə)ˈɹɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/, /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹoʊˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/ === Adjective === heterogeneous (comparative more heterogeneous, superlative most heterogeneous) Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds. (physics, chemistry) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (composed of diverse parts, or coming from diverse sources): heterologous, diverse, manifold; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous ==== Antonyms ==== homogeneous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “heterogeneous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “heterogeneous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “heterogeneous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.