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heterogeneous
[het-er-uh-jee-nee-uhs, -jeen-yuhs]
adjective
different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
composed of parts of different kinds; having widely dissimilar elements or constituents.
The party was attended by a heterogeneous group of artists, politicians, and social climbers.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:Chemistry.(of a mixture) composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, as solid ice and liquid water.
heterogeneous
/ ˌhɛtərəʊdʒɪˈniːɪtɪ, ˌhɛtərəʊˈdʒiːnɪəs /
adjective
composed of unrelated or differing parts or elements
not of the same kind or type
chem of, composed of, or concerned with two or more different phases Compare homogeneous
Other 51Թ Forms
- heterogeneously adverb
- heterogeneousness noun
- ˌٱˈԱdzܲ adverb
- heterogeneity noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heterogeneous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heterogeneous1
Example Sentences
I met him previously at the start of the project where he told me that "a lot of things have gone well but in tunnelling there's also exciting things" such as the "quite heterogeneous" geology.
Shortly after her isolation begins, she spies the “Colony” of the title, an intriguingly heterogeneous group of seven, eating and bathing and singing together.
Ultimately, says Ms de Bolle in Washington, the Brics are "a heterogeneous group of countries that have nothing in common, apart from the fact that they are big".
"Aging is an incredibly heterogeneous process that affects everyone differently," says Karlseder.
“I don’t know whether we would see a single far right group as they continue to be, internally, fairly heterogeneous.”
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When To Use
Heterogeneous most generally means consisting of different, distinguishable parts or elements.The word is used in a more specific way in the context of chemistry to describe a mixture consisting of two or more different substances or the same substance in different phases of matter (such as ice and liquid water).In either sense, the state of being heterogeneous is heterogeneity.The general sense of heterogeneous is not as commonly used as the general sense of its opposite, homogeneous—which most often means consisting of parts or elements that are all the same. The word homogenous (which is spelled without a second e and is pronounced differently) can be used to mean the same thing.The word heterogenous is very similar in spelling but not in meaning. It’s used in the context of biology and medicine to refer to something that originated outside of the body or that is derived from another individual or species (such as a skin graft).Example: The exhibit features a heterogeneous mix of artifacts from different cultures and eras.
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