Definition of heterogeneity in English:
heterogeneity
noun ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)dʒɪˈniːɪti
mass nounThe quality or state of being diverse in character or content.
the genetic heterogeneity of human populations
Example sentencesExamples
- Weak-culture firms exhibit heterogeneity in participants' beliefs about the relationship between the organization and its environment.
- Examination of the table indicates that there was wide variability on all measures, suggesting a fair amount of heterogeneity in this sample of adolescents.
- The global category needs to be unpacked to incorporate local heterogeneity of agricultural and social form as a precursor to understanding situated processes of change.
- The world system became characterized by cultural heterogeneity.
- Even though there was significant heterogeneity in the sizes of these treatment effects, the progress results are repeatedly presented as amalgamated data.
- Coupled with differences in national agendas, industry heterogeneity also influences the type of partner with which firms enter into joint ventures.
- The spatial distribution of snakes around the den exhibits substantial heterogeneity, with densities often varying markedly between adjacent areas.
- It is clear that a significant proportion of heterogeneity in outcome of infectious disease can be attributed to deviation of the immune response in one direction or the other.
- The test is known to be poor at detecting true heterogeneity among studies as significant.
- We can observe and quantify molecular heterogeneity.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin heterogeneitas, from heterogeneus (see heterogeneous) + -ity.
Rhymes
contemporaneity, corporeity, femineity, homogeneity