Difference between Disparate and Heterogenous

What is the difference between Disparate and Heterogenous?

Disparate as an adjective is composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous. while Heterogenous as an adjective is derived from a different individual or species

Disparate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous. Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs; also, less properly, utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common genus.

Heterogenous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: derived from a different individual or species

We hope you now know whether to use Disparate or Heterogenous in your sentence.

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