heterogeneity
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assortment, diverseness, diversity, heterogeneousness, manifoldness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, multiplicity, variety, variousness
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Limitations on the rate of diffusion of viral particles and interferon molecules, as well as physical barriers in the body’s tissues, easily create spatial heterogeneity, thus allowing for the evolution of innate immune suppression. — Quanta Magazine, "Viruses Have a Secret, Altruistic Social Life," 15 Apr. 2019 Here was the Mahler (born a Bohemian!) one often reads about yet seldom hears, in which a world of competing, even conflicting, musical gestures reflects the vast heterogeneity of the composer’s Habsburg homeland. — David Mermelstein, WSJ, "The Czech Philharmonic’s Global Ambitions," 31 Oct. 2018 Right now, in the face of America’s reactionary narrow-mindedness, the work’s insistent cross-cultural heterogeneity feels joyfully subversive. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "'Made in L.A. 2018': Why the Hammer biennial is the right show for disturbing times," 5 June 2018 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. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heterogeneity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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