The difference between Diverse and Heterogeneous

When used as adjectives, diverse means consisting of many different elements, whereas heterogeneous means diverse in kind or nature.

Diverse is also adverb with the meaning: in different directions.

check bellow for the other definitions of Diverse and Heterogeneous

Diverse as an adjective:

Consisting of many different elements; various.
Diverse as an adjective:

Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
Diverse as an adjective:

Capable of various forms; multiform.
Diverse as an adjective:

Containing people groups that are minorities in a given area
Diverse as an adjective:

Belonging to a minority group

Heterogeneous as an adjective:

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

Examples:

"He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books."
Heterogeneous as an adjective (mathematics):

Incommensurable because of different kinds.
Heterogeneous as an adjective (physics, chemistry):

Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
Heterogeneous as an adjective (chemistry):

Visibly consisting of different components.
Heterogeneous as an adjective (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.