heterogeneous
adjective
het·ero·ge·neous ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈjē-nē-əs 
ˌhe-trə-,
-nyəs
: consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
an ethnically heterogeneous population
heterogeneously adverb
heterogeneousness noun
Synonyms
- assorted
- eclectic
- indiscriminate
- kitchen-sink
- magpie
- miscellaneous
- mixed
- motley
- patchwork
- piebald
- promiscuous
- raggle-taggle
- ragtag
- varied
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Example Sentences
the seating in the hall was a heterogeneous collection of old school desk chairs, wood and metal folding chairs, and even a few plush theater seats
Recent Examples on the Web Because of its heterogeneous nature, enterprise data requires more aggregation, analysis, and processing than B2C data. 
Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 May 2022 The way a mood disorder manifests in certain people is heterogeneous. Alina Dizik, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Some countries, faced with the challenges of drafting a constitution for a deeply heterogeneous population, never agree on a single, unifying document. Deepa Das Acevedo, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 The target audience is often heterogeneous; within it, small subgroups can be identified that may be interested in individual company products—the larger the business, the more such segments. Vlad Kytainyk, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 As more variants emerge, our individual exposure history is going to be even more heterogeneous; depending on our previous immunity, some of us might be more susceptible than others to a new variant. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022 The goal is to perform analysis on multiple data sets across heterogeneous environments. Ram Venkatesh, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Prioritize building a multidimensional, heterogeneous environment, where every application showcases its capabilities and communicates with other services in a transparent, collaborative ecosystem. Fay Arjomandi, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 The first thing is to say that Latin America is a very, very big, heterogeneous area. CBS News, 22 June 2022 See More
Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 May 2022 The way a mood disorder manifests in certain people is heterogeneous. Alina Dizik, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Some countries, faced with the challenges of drafting a constitution for a deeply heterogeneous population, never agree on a single, unifying document. Deepa Das Acevedo, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022 The target audience is often heterogeneous; within it, small subgroups can be identified that may be interested in individual company products—the larger the business, the more such segments. Vlad Kytainyk, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 As more variants emerge, our individual exposure history is going to be even more heterogeneous; depending on our previous immunity, some of us might be more susceptible than others to a new variant. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022 The goal is to perform analysis on multiple data sets across heterogeneous environments. Ram Venkatesh, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Prioritize building a multidimensional, heterogeneous environment, where every application showcases its capabilities and communicates with other services in a transparent, collaborative ecosystem. Fay Arjomandi, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 The first thing is to say that Latin America is a very, very big, heterogeneous area. CBS News, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from heter- + genos kind — more at kin
First Known Use
1630, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
heterogeneous
adjective
het·ero·ge·neous ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈjē-nē-əs, ˌhe-trə-, -nyəs
: not uniform in structure or composition
tumors which have a heterogeneous composition by reason of structure and presence of necrosis Year Book of Endocrinology
Year Book of Endocrinologyheterogeneousness
noun
as in diversity
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types the ever increasing heterogeneousness of the nation's population will bring about a whole new set of challenges Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- diversity
- diverseness
- variety
- heterogeneity
- miscellaneousness
- multiplicity
- multifariousness
- assortment
- variousness
- manifoldness
- disparateness
- distinctiveness
- disparity
- distinctness
- dissimilarity
- unlikeness
- otherness
- distinction
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- similarity
- homogeneity
- homogeneousness
- likeness
- sameness
- paucity
- fewness