Various vs Heterogeneous - What's the difference?
various | heterogeneous | Related terms |
More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Having a broad range (of different elements).
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.
As adjectives the difference between various and heterogeneous
is that various is having a broad range (of different elements) while heterogeneous is diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. {{usex|lang=en|He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books.}.As a determiner various
is more than one (of an indeterminate set of things).various
English
Determiner
(en determiner)- Various books have been taken.
- There are various ways to fix the problem.
- You have broken various of the rules.
Adjective
(-)- The reasons are various .