heterogeneous
adjective /ˌhetərəˈdʒiːniəs/
/ˌhetərəˈdʒiːniəs/
(formal)- consisting of many different kinds of people or things
- the heterogeneous population of the United States
Extra Examples- a fairly heterogeneous group of students
- socially heterogeneous individuals
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHeterogeneous is used with these nouns:- collection
- group
- population
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, from heteros ‘other’ + genos ‘a kind’.