Heterogeneous

A heterogeneous compound, mixture, or other such object is one that consists of many different items, which are often not easily sorted or separated, though they are clearly distinct. ''Heterogeneous'' is the antonym of ''homogeneous'', which means that the object consists of many identical items. It is often used in a science or mathematics context. ==Examples== *A ''heterogeneous mixture'' is a mixture of two or more than two compounds where each and every compound is visible (d.s). yes *In the world of enterprise computing, ''heterogeneous data'' is a mix of data from two or more sources, often of two or more formats, e.g., SQL and XML. ==See also== *amorphous *heterozygous *homogenization *homozygous

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Heterogeneous
Heterogeneous_catalysis
Heterogeneous_Database_System
Heterogeneous_Element_Processor
Heterogeneous_mixture
Heterogeneous_mixtures
Heterogeneous_network
Heterogeneous_nuclear_RNA
Heterogeneous_process

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