heterogeneous

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Synonyms: heterogenous, heterogonous, heterogenesis, heterogynous, heteroxenous

Antonyms: heterogenous, heterogonous, heterogenesis, heterogynous, heteroxenous

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Adjective

1. [[diverse|Diverse]] in [[kind]] or [[nature]]; [[composed]] of diverse [[part]]s.
2. {{lb|en|mathematics}} [[incommensurable|Incommensurable]] because of different kinds.
3. {{lb|en|physics|chemistry}} Having more than one [[phase]] ([[solid]], [[liquid]], [[gas]]) present in a [[system]] or [[process]].
4. {{lb|en|chemistry}} Visibly consisting of different components.
5. {{lb|en|computing}} 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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