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

Definition of heterogeneity

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

cultural heterogeneity

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

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The reason is simple: The heterogeneity of a group’s members is unrelated to its cohesiveness.

— alexander b. downes, Washington Post, "Would transgender troops harm military effectiveness? Here’s what the research says," 1 Aug. 2017
Research papers estimate the prevalence is anywhere from 0.5 to 6 percent thanks to the wide variation in how it's defined and the heterogeneity in study designs.

— christy brissette, chicagotribune.com, "Want a verdict on gluten-free diets? You won't find it in a study.," 5 June 2017
HERROD: The future, as the past has always been, is heterogeneity.

— WSJ, "Three VCs on What’s Next in Technology," 6 Mar. 2017
Lastly, Republicans should establish themselves as the party of heterogeneity, opposed to one-size-fits-all morality.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "President Obama Just Showed Us How to Fix the Republican Party," 14 Oct. 2016
We are supposed to be against the imposition of values set by Washington and instead should embrace our heterogeneity as a people.

— AJC.com, "WSB’s Erick Erickson holds firm to #NeverTrump despite pressures to yield," 23 Sep. 2016
No other human disease is known to possess this degree of genetic heterogeneity.

— siddhartha mukherjee, New York Times, "The Improvisational Oncologist," 12 May 2016
A seeming heterogeneity that conceals a fundamental homogeneity (traceable back, ultimately, to the nature of digital sound and its structuration protocols.)

— bruce sterling, WIRED, "Musica Globalista: the farewell essay by Simon Reynolds, ‘Here Comes Everything’," 2 Sep. 2011
Before 1914, the Habsburg lands had been characterized by high levels of ethnic heterogeneity.

— niall ferguson, The Atlantic, "A War to Start All Wars," 1 Jan. 2007

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plural heterogeneities

:the quality or state of being heterogeneous

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