English
Etymology
Prefix hetero- + gene + -ous.
Adjective
en-adj
- diverse|Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
- mathematics incommensurable|Incommensurable because of different kinds.
- physics: Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
- chemistry: Visibly consisting of different components.
- (information technology): A network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture. Alternatively, a data resource with multiple types of formats.
Antonyms
homogeneous
Translations
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Chinese: �質, �质
Dutch: heterogeen, heterogene
German: heterogen#German|heterogen
Finnish: erilaatuinen, heterogeeninen
French: hétérogène
Italian: eterogeneo
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Portuguese: heterogêneo m, heterogênea f
Romanian: eterogen m, eterogen� f
Swedish: heterogen#Swedish|heterogen
Spanish: heterogéneo
Telugu: విà°�ాతి (vijaathi), విà°à°¿à°¨à±�à°¨ (vibhinna)
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Related terms
heterogeneity
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