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Meaning of heterogeneous

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

heterogeneous

Pronunciation:/hɛ.tə.ɹə.ˈdʒiː.niː.əs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

    Example: He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books.

  2. Incommensurable because of different kinds.

  3. Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.

  4. Visibly consisting of different components.