Heterogeneous Definition & Meaning

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Heterogeneous

Heterogeneous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Heterogeneous? [adj] originating outside the body [adj] consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Heterogeneous: assorted \| disparate \| heterogenous \| inhomogeneous \| miscellaneous \| mixed \| motley \| nonuniform \| sundry(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Heterogeneous: amalgamated \| ambiguous \| ambivalent \| amphibious \| assorted \| at odds \| at variance \| blended \| combined \| complex \| composite \| compound \| compounded \| conglomerate \| contrary \| contrasted \| contrasting \| dappled \| departing \| deviating \| deviative \| different \| differentiated \| differing \| disaccordant \| disagreeing \| discordant \| discrepant \| discrete \| discriminated \| disjoined \| disparate \| dissimilar \| dissonant \| distinct \| distinguished \| divergent \| diverging \| divers \| diverse \| diversified \| eclectic \| equivocal \| fifty-fifty \| half-and-half \| in disagreement \| inaccordant \| incompatible \| incongruous \| inconsistent \| inconsonant \| indiscriminate \| inharmonious \| intricate \| ironic \| irreconcilable \| jumbled \| many \| many and various \| many-sided \| medley \| mingled \| miscellaneous \| mixed \| motley \| multifaceted \| multifarious \| multinational \| multiracial \| of all sorts \| patchy \| pluralistic \| poles apart \| poles asunder \| promiscuous \| scrambled \| separate \| separated \| several \| sundry \| syncretic \| thrown together \| unconformable \| unequal \| unlike \| variant \| varied \| variegated \| various \| varying \| widely apart \| worlds apart See Also \| different \| diversified \| varied Heterogeneous In Webster's Dictionary \Het`eroge"neous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? + ? race, kind; akin to E. kin: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rog[`e]ne.] Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is made up. -- {Het`eroge"neously}, adv. -- {Het`eroge"neous*ness}, n. {Heterogeneous nouns} (Gram.), nouns having different genders in the singular and plural numbers; as, hic locus, of the masculine gender in the singular, and hi loci and h[ae]c loca, both masculine and neuter in the plural; hoc c[ae]lum, neuter in the singular; hi c[ae]li, masculine in the plural. {Heterogeneous quantities} (Math.), such quantities as are incapable of being compared together in respect to magnitude, and surfaces and solids. {Heterogeneous surds} (Math.), surds having different radical signs.

Heterogeneous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heterogeneous?

[adj] originating outside the body
[adj] consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"

See Also | different | diversified | varied

Heterogeneous In Webster's Dictionary

\Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? + ? race, kind;
akin to E. kin: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rog[`e]ne.]
Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of
different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to
homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of
a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of
which it is made up. -- {Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ness}, n.

{Heterogeneous nouns} (Gram.), nouns having different genders
   in the singular and plural numbers; as, hic locus, of the
   masculine gender in the singular, and hi loci and h[ae]c
   loca, both masculine and neuter in the plural; hoc
   c[ae]lum, neuter in the singular; hi c[ae]li, masculine in
   the plural.

{Heterogeneous quantities} (Math.), such quantities as are
   incapable of being compared together in respect to
   magnitude, and surfaces and solids.

{Heterogeneous surds} (Math.), surds having different radical
   signs.

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