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
Accounting for sampling heterogeneity suggests a low palaeolatitude origin for dinosaurs.
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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
Of course, the EU’s profound heterogeneity is ultimately the justification for its extraordinary single-market project.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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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
Of course, the EU’s profound heterogeneity is ultimately the justification for its extraordinary single-market project.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heterogeneity
diversity
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The goal is both to increase genetic diversity and to hone genetic editing techniques to fortify existing but threatened species.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 July 2025
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The complexity and diversity of business AI use cases are rapidly outgrowing the information reflected in standard benchmarking.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Heterogeneity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heterogeneity. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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