heterogeneity

[ het-uh-roh-juh-nee-i-tee ]
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noun

  1. the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.

Origin of heterogeneity

1
From the Medieval Latin word heterogeneitās, dating back to 1635–45. See heterogeneous, -ity

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How to use heterogeneity in a sentence

  • I have often thought the same thing of the heterogeneities that go to make up a soldier's pot-a feu.

Cultural definitions for heterogeneity

heterogeneity

[ (het-uh-roh-juh-nee-uh-tee) ]

Cultural, social, biological, or other differences within a group. (Compare homogeneity.)

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