heterogeneous Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
heterogenous.
- the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous
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adjective originating outside the body
heterogenous.
WordNet
Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous adjective
Etymology
Gr. + race, kind; akin to E.Definitions
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.
