The difference between Eclectic and Heterogeneous
When used as adjectives, eclectic means selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles, whereas heterogeneous means diverse in kind or nature.
Eclectic is also noun with the meaning: someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
check bellow for the other definitions of Eclectic and Heterogeneous
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Eclectic as an adjective:
Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
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Eclectic as an adjective:
Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
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Eclectic as a noun:
Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
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Heterogeneous as an adjective:
Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
Examples:
"He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books."
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Heterogeneous as an adjective (mathematics):
Incommensurable because of different kinds.
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Heterogeneous as an adjective (physics, chemistry):
Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
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Heterogeneous as an adjective (chemistry):
Visibly consisting of different components.
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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.