heterogeneous

adjective het·ero·ge·neous \ ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈjē-nē-əs , ˌhe-trə- , -nyəs \

|Updated on: 31 May 2018

Examples: heterogeneous in a Sentence

: consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed

an ethnically heterogeneous population

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heterogeneously

adverb

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heterogeneousness

noun

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Examples of heterogeneous in a Sentence

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 of heterogeneous from the Web

He was born to a heterogeneous family with ancestors from Africa and Ireland, as well as some who may have crossed the Bering land bridge from Asia and others who were native Americans.

— james sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Jazz master Charles Lloyd’s never-ending quest leads to Newport," 18 May 2018
One is to use the increasingly refined tools at our disposal to observe and probe the vast coalitions of highly heterogeneous neurons making up the brain to further delineate the neuronal footprints of consciousness.

— christof koch, Scientific American, "What Is Consciousness?," 8 May 2018
Also, seniors comprise a very heterogeneous group, and many have benefited from the psychotherapies and self-help approaches described in our book.

— glenn ruffenach, WSJ, "Change Your Personality Later in Life? Yes, It Is Possible.," 22 Apr. 2018
Wesson warns the value here can be skewed due to heterogeneous inventory.

— griffin jackson, chicagotribune.com, "'Frenetic and gentrifying': Logan Square a bastion of booze, street art and yes, hipsters," 8 May 2018
And yet the end result of this omnipresence is a kind of absence, as unique places—the heterogeneous fabric of cities, designed by no single architect, the organic sites of our lives—lose their meaning and purpose.

— kyle chayka, The New Republic, "From architect to tastemaker, Bjarke Ingels is designing the future.," 2 May 2018
Globalization, changes in workplace technology, and the rise of a more heterogeneous workforce put strains on unions.

— suresh naidu, eric posner, Vox, "More and more companies have monopoly power over workers’ wages. That’s killing the economy.," 6 Apr. 2018
With the exception of heterogeneous GPU support, Vulkan 1.1 represents something of a landmark.

— peter bright, Ars Technica, "Vulkan 1.1 out today with multi-GPU support, better DirectX compatibility," 7 Mar. 2018
DirectX 12 goes a step further, allowing heterogeneous GPU configurations that mix and match different GPUs from different vendors.

— peter bright, Ars Technica, "Vulkan 1.1 out today with multi-GPU support, better DirectX compatibility," 7 Mar. 2018

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