heterogeneity

noun het·ero·ge·ne·i·ty \ ˌhe-tə-rō-jə-ˈnē-ə-tē , ˌhe-trō- \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Examples: heterogeneity in a Sentence

Definition of heterogeneity

: the quality or state of consisting of dissimilar or diverse elements : the quality or state of being heterogeneous

cultural heterogeneity

Examples of heterogeneity in a Sentence

the cultural heterogeneity of its residents is a point of pride for the city

Recent Examples of heterogeneity from the Web

Multiculturalism and racial ambiguity as a show of heterogeneity are at the center of the current roster of young adult shows.

— refinery29.com, "What Happened To All Of The Black Teen Shows?," 3 July 2018
Since the 1980s, the group’s writings have emphasized the heterogeneity of Caribbean history, the fundamental contiguity of life and literature with ecology, and a tradition of oral storytelling that has become the touchstone of Chamoiseau’s oeuvre.

— New York Times, "Fleeing a Caribbean Plantation Into a Mythic Wilderness," 27 June 2018
In China, even among the Han majority there’s a very high degree of linguistic heterogeneity.

— nikita lalwani, Washington Post, "When is nationalism a good thing? When it unites an ethnically diverse citizenry," 26 June 2018
Those kinds of same-party contests have a lack of heterogeneity, the kind that some believe alienates voters who don't see anyone with their values on the ballot.

— john myers, latimes.com, "California's free-for-all primaries have left things unsettled, but voters don't want to go back to the old ways," 27 May 2018
The faces and cultures that get portrayed on screen and recognized by awarding institutions are not reflective of the vibrant heterogeneity of America.

— refinery29.com, "As Vanity Fair's Cover Girl, Lena Waithe Is Right Where She Needs To Be," 22 Mar. 2018
But an unavoidable lesson of the last few years, from both inside and outside the U.S., is that cultural heterogeneity and egalitarianism often cut against each other.

— derek thompson, The Atlantic, "The Doom Loop of Modern Liberalism," 24 Oct. 2017
One source of the Ruby men’s murderous hatred of the women is their racial heterogeneity—their utter lack of racial purity.

— nell irvin painter, New Republic, "Toni Morrison’s Radical Vision of Otherness," 11 Oct. 2017
Other usages zero in on an element of heterogeneity that may or may not be monstrous.

— katy waldman, Slate Magazine, "How Franken- Lurched Its Way Into Our Lexicon," 6 Jan. 2017

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