Not consistent in form, character, or composition throughout; varying in different parts or aspects rather than being the same everywhere.
From Latin 'non-' (not) + 'uniformis' from 'uni-' (one) + 'forma' (shape, form). The concept developed in science and mathematics to describe systems or distributions that vary across space, time, or other dimensions.
Your brain is beautifully nonuniform - different regions specialize in different functions, unlike a computer processor where each part does the same thing! Even 'uniform' substances like water are actually nonuniform at the molecular level, with molecules constantly moving at different speeds.
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