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Composite vs Heterogenous - What's the difference?

composite | heterogenous |

As adjectives the difference between composite and heterogenous

is that composite is made up of multiple components; compound or complex while heterogenous is (genetics) derived from a different individual or species.

As a noun composite

is a mixture of different components.

As a verb composite

is to make a composite.

composite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
  • (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
  • (mathematics) Not prime; having factors.
  • (botany) Being a member of the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.

    • Derived terms

    * composite bow * composite sketch

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mixture of different components.
  • A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
  • (botany) A plant belonging to the family Compositae .
  • (mathematics) A function of a function.
  • (chiefly, law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.

    • Derived terms

    * DYC

    Verb

    (composit)
  • To make a composite.
    • I composited an image using computer software.

    Related terms

    * compositry ----

    heterogenous

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (genetics) derived from a different individual or species