broad-based vs heterogeneous

broad-based

adj
  • Broadly based, wide-ranging. 

  • Of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset. 

heterogeneous

adj
  • Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. 

  • Incommensurable because of different kinds. 

  • Visibly consisting of different components. 

  • 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. 

  • Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process. 

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