different between heterogeneous vs heteronomous

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (heterogen?s, “of different kinds”), from ?????? (héteros, “other, another, different”) + ????? (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h?.t?.??.?d?i?.ni?.?s/, /h?.t?.??o.d??.n?s/, /?h?t.??.d?i?.n?s/, /?h?t.???.d?i?.n?s/

Adjective

heterogeneous (comparative more heterogeneous, superlative most heterogeneous)

1. Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
   • 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 6:

     With a vague curiosity I began to trace the outline of some of the heterogeneous impressions, trying meanwhile to curb the flights of macabre fancy which the place and its memories suggested.

2. (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
3. (physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
4. (chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
5. (computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.

Synonyms

• (composed of diverse parts): diverse, manifold; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

Antonyms

• homogeneous

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Further reading

• heterogeneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• heterogeneous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• heterogeneous at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From hetero- +? nomos.

Adjective

heteronomous (comparative more heteronomous, superlative most heteronomous)

1. arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous
2. (biology, of parts of an organism) differing in development or in specialization
3. (linguistics, of a language) being a dialect of an autonomous language

Antonyms

• autonomous

Related terms

• heteronomy

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