Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "inhomogeneous" ithi: ayifani noma ayiguquki; ehlanganisa izingxenye ezihlukile kwenye ngandlela thize. Kubhekiselwa entweni engafani, okusho ukuthi ayinakho ukufana noma ukungaguquguquki. Isibonelo, ingxube ye-inhomogeneous yileyo lapho izingxenye ezihlukene zingasatshalaliswa ngokulinganayo kuyo yonke ingxube, kuyilapho i-inhomogeneous material yileyo enezakhiwo noma ukwakheka okuhlukile ezifundeni ezihlukene.