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het⋅er⋅o⋅ge⋅ne⋅i⋅ty

[het-uh-roh-juh-nee-i-tee]
–noun
the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.

Origin:
1635–45; < ML heterogeneitās. See heterogeneous, -ity
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het·er·o·ge·ne·i·ty   (hět'ə-rō'jə-nē'ĭ-tē)   
n.  The quality or state of being heterogeneous.
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Cultural Dictionary

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

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

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: het·ero·ge·ne·ity
Pronunciation: "het-&-rO-j&-'nE-&t-E, "he-trO-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality or state of being heterogeneous
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Medical Dictionary

heterogeneity het·er·o·ge·ne·i·ty (hět'ə-rō'jə-nē'ĭ-tē)
n.
The quality or state of being heterogeneous.

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