heterogeneous
adj.adj. made of many different parts or types of things that do not look or act the same.
adj. consisting of diverse or dissimilar constituents; not uniform in structure or composition.
The city has a heterogeneous population with people from all over the world.
The research team analyzed a heterogeneous sample of data collected from twelve different countries and various age groups.
In a heterogeneous mixture, the individual components remain physically separate and can often be distinguished by sight, unlike the uniform appearance of a homogeneous solution.
From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.
Often used in academic or scientific contexts to describe groups, mixtures, or data sets.
a heterogenous mixturea heterogeneous mixtureLearners often omit the second 'e'; 'heterogenous' is a rarer biological term meaning 'derived from a different species'.