as in diversity
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types
the cultural heterogeneity of its residents is a point of pride for the city
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Recent Examples of heterogeneity
Thus, researchers can use the mosaic to understand the behavior of individual cells and define the impact of cancer heterogeneity on the development of effective treatments.
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Amelia Palermo, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Accounting for sampling heterogeneity suggests a low palaeolatitude origin for dinosaurs.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Developing The Drugs Of Tomorrow The heterogeneity of diseases calls for a diverse range of medicines.
—Max Votek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The rationale behind this heterogeneity is to avoid such a policy's uneven incidence on households at different income levels.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Amelia Palermo, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Accounting for sampling heterogeneity suggests a low palaeolatitude origin for dinosaurs.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Developing The Drugs Of Tomorrow The heterogeneity of diseases calls for a diverse range of medicines.
—Max Votek, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The rationale behind this heterogeneity is to avoid such a policy's uneven incidence on households at different income levels.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heterogeneity
diversity
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Since then, she’s used her foundation and myriad books to help promote diversity and inclusion across the ballet world.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The number and diversity of immigrants have served to fuel economic growth and contribute to some of the uniqueness that makes America a great and special nation.—
Boston Herald,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Heterogeneity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heterogeneity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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