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Definition of heterogeneous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

heterogeneous

adjective

NAmE//ˌhɛt̮ərəˈdʒiniəs//

, NAmE//ˌhɛt̮ərəˈdʒinyəs//

(formal)

consisting of many different kinds of people or things the heterogeneous population of the United States opposite homogeneous

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heterogeneity

NAmE//ˌhɛt̮əroʊdʒəˈniət̮i//

noun [uncountable]See heterogeneous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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