heterogeneous collection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheterogeneousandcollection
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heterogeneous
adjective
uk/ˌhet.ər.əˈdʒiː.ni.əs/us/ˌhet̬.ə.roʊˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
consisting of parts or things that are very different from ...
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collection
noun
uk/kəˈlek.ʃən/us/kəˈlek.ʃən/
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in ...
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(Definition ofheterogeneousandcollectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, the standard and method of treatment vary considerably from chapter to chapter, and the result is aheterogeneouscollectionof review monographs.
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Its goal is thus to transport concrete data between programs written in aheterogeneouscollectionof languages.
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Architecture being aheterogeneouscollectionof disciplines has never sat comfortably in the world of academic research.
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There was an ill-assorted,heterogeneouscollectionof converted bombers.
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The second group are the equipment suppliers—a veryheterogeneouscollection.
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Suppose these factions are aheterogeneouscollectionof factions held together by the common hope that some day concession may be compelled.
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In this group we have a ratherheterogeneouscollectionof amendments.
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The agreements dealt with form aheterogeneouscollection.
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We have aheterogeneouscollectionof proposals on which to decide.
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They represent aheterogeneouscollectionof proposals, but it is very difficult to discern a common thread other than a loose connection with the cultural sector.
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Its population, then as at the present day, was aheterogeneouscollectionof all races.
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Thisheterogeneouscollectionof functions imposes a great diversity of technical and structural requirements.
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Arabic-speaking populations in general are a highlyheterogeneouscollectionof peoples, with different ancestral origins and identities.
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