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heterology

 

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Noun heterology has 1 sense
  1. heterology - (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
    --1 is a kind of
    dissimilarity, unsimilarity

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Heterology

Noun

1. the quality or state of being different or dissimilar.

Example sentence: The heterology between the two siblings was evident in their contrasting personalities.

2. mathematics: a property of a mathematical system in which the operation of composition is nonassociative.

Example sentence: The study of heterology in mathematical structures has led to groundbreaking discoveries.

Adjective

1. relating to or characterized by being different or dissimilar.

Example sentence: The heterology theories explained the discrepancies among various cultural customs.

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