heterogeneity

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noun

Diversity

Similar
heterogeneousness
Opposite
homogeneity
Less commonScrabble 20
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Meanings

nounheterogeneity (countable and uncountable, plural heterogeneities)

plural heterogeneities

  1. uncountableDiversity

    Higher minimum rates might be necessary to limit heterogeneity in rates and reduce transshipment.

    2025 April 28, “Reciprocal Tariff Calculations”, in Office of the United States Trade Representative
  2. countableA composition of diverse parts.
  3. uncountableThe quality of a substance which is not uniform.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
homogeneity

nounthe quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind

Similar
heterogeneousness
Opposite
homogeneity
Broader
nonuniformity
Also see
diversityheterogeneousnessnonuniformityvariety

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian хетерогенност, разнородност
  • хетерогенност (heterogennost)composition of diverse parts
  • разнородност (raznorodnost)composition of diverse parts
Catalan heterogeneïtat
  • heterogeneïtatcomposition of diverse parts
Chinese Mandarin 異質性 /异质性, 異質性 /异质性
  • 異質性 /异质性 (yìzhìxìng)composition of diverse parts
  • 異質性 /异质性 (yìzhìxìng)nonuniform quality of a substance
Czech různorodost
  • různorodostcomposition of diverse parts
Dutch heterogeniteit, heterogeniteit
  • heterogeniteitcomposition of diverse parts
  • heterogeniteitnonuniform quality of a substance
Estonian heterogeensus
  • heterogeensuscomposition of diverse parts
Finnish heterogeenisyys, heterogeenisyys
  • heterogeenisyyscomposition of diverse parts
  • heterogeenisyysnonuniform quality of a substance
French hétérogénéité
  • hétérogénéitécomposition of diverse parts
German Heterogenität
  • Heterogenitätcomposition of diverse parts
Greek ανομοιογένεια
  • ανομοιογένεια (anomoiogéneia)nonuniform quality of a substance
Italian eterogeneità
  • eterogeneitàcomposition of diverse parts
Polish niejednorodność
  • niejednorodnośćcomposition of diverse parts
Portuguese heterogeneidade
  • heterogeneidadecomposition of diverse parts
Russian гетерогенность
  • гетерогенность (geterogennostʹ)composition of diverse parts
Spanish heterogeneidad
  • heterogeneidadcomposition of diverse parts
Tagalog dam-uri
  • dam-uricomposition of diverse parts
Ukrainian різнорідність, гетерогенність
  • різнорідність (riznoridnistʹ)composition of diverse parts
  • гетерогенність (heterohennistʹ)composition of diverse parts
Cite this entry
APA

heterogeneity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogeneity

MLA

“heterogeneity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogeneity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterogeneity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogeneity.

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