heterogeneous

The definition of heterogeneous is having diverse ingredients or parts.

(adjective)

An example of heterogeneous is a classroom made up of students from all different backgrounds.

See heterogeneous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

differing or opposite in structure, quality, etc.; dissimilar; incongruous; foreign
composed of unrelated or unlike elements or parts; varied; miscellaneous

Origin: ML heterogeneus < Gr heterogenēs < hetero-, other, hetero- + genos, a race, kind: see genus

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See heterogeneous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

also het·er·og·e·nous (hĕtˌə-rŏjˈə-nəs) Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; not homogeneous. See Synonyms at miscellaneous.
Completely different; incongruous.

Origin:

Origin: From Medieval Latin heterogeneus

Origin: , from Greek heterogenēs

Origin: : hetero-, hetero-

Origin: + genos, kind, race; see genə- in Indo-European roots

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