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What does heterogeneous mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word heterogeneous? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
  2. (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
  3. (physics) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
  4. (chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
  5. (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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In this discontinuous and heterogeneous present, the videomaker is witness, participant, and documenter simultaneously.
Lesions in tegumentary leishmaniasis have a variable duration and are notoriously heterogeneous, even during the early stages of the disease.
We propose that both shield and rejuvenescent phase magmas are derived from a lithologically heterogeneous or mantle plume.
To explore this idea, the investigators turned to the heterogeneous family of Phyllostomidae, the New World leaf-nosed bats.
Successful actor-networks are built by enrolling the heterogeneous actants as active participants in a common project.
News anchors of color gave viewers the impression of diversity while more influential roles were retained by a less heterogeneous group.

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