heterogeneity

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heterogeneity

noun heterogeneities

  1. uncountable Diversity Higher minimum rates might be necessary to limit heterogeneity in rates and reduce transshipment.
  2. countable A composition of diverse parts.
  3. uncountable The quality of a substance which is not uniform.

Opposite: homogeneity

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noun

Opposite: homogeneity

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noun composition of diverse parts

Españolheterogeneidad
中文異質性 /异质性 yìzhìxìng
Portuguêsheterogeneidade
Françaishétérogénéité
DeutschHeterogenität
Italianoeterogeneità
Русскийгетерогенность geterogennostʹ

noun nonuniform quality of a substance

中文異質性 /异质性 yìzhìxìng
Ελληνικάανομοιογένεια anomoiogéneia

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@misc{heterogeneity_2026,
  title = {heterogeneity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heterogeneity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}