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Heterogeneous vs Versatile - What's the difference?

heterogeneous | versatile |

As adjectives the difference between heterogeneous and versatile

is that heterogeneous is diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts while versatile is capable of doing many things competently.

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

    versatile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of doing many things competently.
  • Having varied uses or many functions.
  • Changeable or inconstant.
  • (biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions.
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  • Derived terms

    * versatility

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