Heterogeneous
adjective
Made up of different parts or types.
The population of the city is quite heterogeneous, as it includes people from many backgrounds and cultures.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneous mixture
- heterogeneous group
adjective
Pertaining to a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, gas).
Heterogeneous catalysis, involving a solid catalyst and gaseous reactants, is a common process in industrial chemistry.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneous catalysis
- heterogeneous reaction
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Composed of diverse or incompatible elements.
In a heterogeneous network, diverse devices and systems exist and work together within the same environment.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneous network
- heterogeneous system
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Made up of different parts or types.
The population of the city is quite heterogeneous, as it includes people from many backgrounds and cultures.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneous mixture
- heterogeneous group
adjective
Pertaining to a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, gas).
Heterogeneous catalysis, involving a solid catalyst and gaseous reactants, is a common process in industrial chemistry.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneous catalysis
- heterogeneous reaction
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Composed of diverse or incompatible elements.
In a heterogeneous network, diverse devices and systems exist and work together within the same environment.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneous network
- heterogeneous system
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Diversity
Reflects the variety in cultures, often used in discussions about society.
The school's clubs are heterogeneous, showcasing many cultures.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Uniform
Emphasizes that elements, parts, or people within are not all the same.
Her taste in music is quite heterogeneous.
Pro Tip 3/3Individual Differences
Highlights the unique traits within a group, against the concept of uniformity.
A heterogeneous class includes students with various learning needs.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Diversity
Reflects the variety in cultures, often used in discussions about society.
The school's clubs are heterogeneous, showcasing many cultures.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Uniform
Emphasizes that elements, parts, or people within are not all the same.
Her taste in music is quite heterogeneous.
Pro Tip 3/3Individual Differences
Highlights the unique traits within a group, against the concept of uniformity.
A heterogeneous class includes students with various learning needs.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Diversity
Reflects the variety in cultures, often used in discussions about society.
The school's clubs are heterogeneous, showcasing many cultures.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Uniform
Emphasizes that elements, parts, or people within are not all the same.
Her taste in music is quite heterogeneous.
Pro Tip 3/3Individual Differences
Highlights the unique traits within a group, against the concept of uniformity.
A heterogeneous class includes students with various learning needs.
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How bees help plants...
but those effects will be less severe on the rest of the network. Why's all that important? Because plant pollinator network structure effects the stability of ecosystems. Heterogeneous distribution, nestedness and modularity enable networks to better prevent and respond to extinctions.
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How Syria's architecture...
or religious, through the coexistent presence -- were all lost in the misguided and visionless modernization of the built environment. Allow me an aside. When I read about heterogeneous urbanism in other parts of the world,
Video examples
How bees help plants...
but those effects will be less severe on the rest of the network. Why's all that important? Because plant pollinator network structure effects the stability of ecosystems. Heterogeneous distribution, nestedness and modularity enable networks to better prevent and respond to extinctions.
Video examples
How Syria's architecture...
or religious, through the coexistent presence -- were all lost in the misguided and visionless modernization of the built environment. Allow me an aside. When I read about heterogeneous urbanism in other parts of the world,
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Quote examples
Helmut Schmidt
German Statesman
In a mass television democracy - which all of us nowadays have - it is impossible to take basic political decisions with long-term consequences without the public knowing it, without the public understanding at least some of it, without the public forming its judgment, heterogeneous as it may be.
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Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
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Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
What we're really trying to do is have heterogeneous systems really become the foundation of our computing going forward. And that's the idea that you make every processor and every accelerator a peer processor.
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Wendy Kopp
American Public Servant
Cultivating more leaders who reflect our heterogeneous society depends on universities' transparent use of race as one of many factors in an admissions process that is accessible to all.
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Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
We are a heterogeneous society. We have to accept that. Growth has to be such that the most backward sections also benefit from it. Otherwise, it will be a very imbalanced growth.
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Peggy Johnson
American Businesswoman
The industry trend is that everything is moving to the cloud, and most of our customers are in this very heterogeneous world.
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David Autor
American Economist
Workers and jobs are naturally heterogeneous, and the quality of their interaction when paired is difficult to forecast.
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Gael Garcia Bernal
Mexican Actor
I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle.
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Simon Schama
British Historian
The Jewish story is the story of wandering. It is the story of extraordinary heterogeneous complication.
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Mark V. Hurd
American Businessman
Oracle will continue to componentize all of its solutions so we can work in a heterogeneous environment.
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Helmut Schmidt
German Statesman
In a mass television democracy - which all of us nowadays have - it is impossible to take basic political decisions with long-term consequences without the public knowing it, without the public understanding at least some of it, without the public forming its judgment, heterogeneous as it may be.
Quote examples
Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
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Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
What we're really trying to do is have heterogeneous systems really become the foundation of our computing going forward. And that's the idea that you make every processor and every accelerator a peer processor.
Quote examples
Wendy Kopp
American Public Servant
Cultivating more leaders who reflect our heterogeneous society depends on universities' transparent use of race as one of many factors in an admissions process that is accessible to all.
Quote examples
Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
We are a heterogeneous society. We have to accept that. Growth has to be such that the most backward sections also benefit from it. Otherwise, it will be a very imbalanced growth.
Quote examples
Peggy Johnson
American Businesswoman
The industry trend is that everything is moving to the cloud, and most of our customers are in this very heterogeneous world.
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David Autor
American Economist
Workers and jobs are naturally heterogeneous, and the quality of their interaction when paired is difficult to forecast.
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Gael Garcia Bernal
Mexican Actor
I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle.
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Simon Schama
British Historian
The Jewish story is the story of wandering. It is the story of extraordinary heterogeneous complication.
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Mark V. Hurd
American Businessman
Oracle will continue to componentize all of its solutions so we can work in a heterogeneous environment.
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