heterogeneous

UK /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/ US /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/
adj 5

Definitions

adj

1

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books.

With a vague curiosity I began to trace the outline of some of the heterogeneous impressions, trying meanwhile to curb the flights of macabre fancy which the place and its memories suggested.

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.

5

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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