Heterogeneous vs Divergent - What's the difference?

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Heterogeneous is a related term of divergent.

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between heterogeneous and divergent

is that heterogeneous is (mathematics) incommensurable because of different kinds while divergent is (mathematics) of a series, not converging; not approaching a limit.

As adjectives the difference between heterogeneous and divergent

is that heterogeneous is diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts while divergent is growing further apart; diverging.

heterogeneous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

(mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.

(physics) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.

(chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.

(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.

Antonyms

* homogeneous

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divergent

English

Adjective

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Growing further apart; diverging.

* 1995 , Paul Kussmaul, Training The Translator , John Benjamins Publishing Co, p. 47:

Divergent thinking and transformations are, of course, no novel phenomena. They have always occurred in the translation process, but perhaps we have not been fully aware of them, or have not been able to categorise them with sufficient precision until now.

(mathematics) Of a series, not converging; not approaching a limit.

Disagreeing from something given; differing.

a divergent statement

Causing divergence of rays.

a divergent lens

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