Heterogeneous vs Mixed - What's the difference?
heterogeneous | mixed | Related terms |
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.
(mix)
Having two or more separate aspects.
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
Mixed is a synonym of heterogeneous.
As adjectives the difference between heterogeneous and mixed
is that heterogeneous is diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. {{usex|lang=en|He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books.} while mixed is having two or more separate aspects.As a verb mixed is
past tense of mix.heterogeneous
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(en adjective)Antonyms
* homogeneousExternal links
* * *mixed
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(en adjective)- I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
- My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
- The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
- ''My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
- ''The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
- ''Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed