heterogeneous: Meaning and Definition of

het•er•o•ge•ne•ous

1. different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
2. composed of parts of different kinds; having widely dissimilar elements or constituents: The party was attended by a heterogeneous group of artists, politicians, and social climbers.
3. (of a mixture) composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, as solid ice and liquid water.