heterogeneous

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Lastly, in Shakespeare the heterogeneous is united, as it is in nature.

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  1. adjective Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; not homogeneous. See Synonyms at miscellaneous.
  2. adjective Completely different; incongruous.

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  • That is unordered collections of heterogeneous, named data. —  Dashboard RSS Feed
  • HERMES SoftLab is the recognized leader in enterprise application and infrastructure management for heterogeneous, multi-vendor environments.
  • The subject of this paper is the application of the Gaussian beam method to the propagation of surface waves on a laterally heterogeneous, spherical earth taking fully into account the curvature of the Earth's surface. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Any sufficiently complex system should be heterogeneous, so that not all parts of the system can fail due to the same flaw. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Organizations cannot approach these heterogeneous issues without drastically evolving their architectures, relationships, cultures and decision-making routines. —  ENT News Online | News
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs : hetero-, hetero- + genos, kind, race; see genə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French hétérogène = Spanish heterogéneo = Portuguese heterogeneo = Italian eterogeneo, from Middle Latin heterogeneus, from Greek ἑτερογενής, of different kinds, in grammar of different genders, from ἑτερος, other, different, + γένος, kind, gender: see genus.
 

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