Heterogeneity
noun
The quality or state of having many different types, forms, or parts.
The heterogeneity of the team’s expertise allows us to solve complicated problems.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneity of interests
- heterogeneity of species
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Academic
noun
A lack of uniformity or consistency.
Statistical heterogeneity is a variation in study outcomes between studies beyond the amount of variation that is expected due to random error (chance) alone.
Often appears as...
- statistical heterogeneity
- clinical heterogeneity
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Formal
Technical
noun
The presence of genetically different sets within the same population.
Genetic heterogeneity refers to the production of the same or similar phenotypes (observable traits) by different genetic mechanisms.
Often appears as...
- genetic heterogeneity
- evolutionary heterogeneity
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Formal
Technical
noun
The quality or state of having many different types, forms, or parts.
The heterogeneity of the team’s expertise allows us to solve complicated problems.
Often appears as...
- heterogeneity of interests
- heterogeneity of species
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A lack of uniformity or consistency.
Statistical heterogeneity is a variation in study outcomes between studies beyond the amount of variation that is expected due to random error (chance) alone.
Often appears as...
- statistical heterogeneity
- clinical heterogeneity
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The presence of genetically different sets within the same population.
Genetic heterogeneity refers to the production of the same or similar phenotypes (observable traits) by different genetic mechanisms.
Often appears as...
- genetic heterogeneity
- evolutionary heterogeneity
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Variety
It implies diversity with the added nuance of complexity and many components within a system.
Art exhibits showcase cultural heterogeneity with works from various styles and periods.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Uniform
Indicates a mixture of elements, emphasizing their distinctness rather than their unity.
The heterogeneity of opinions in the discussion made it lively and thought-provoking.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength in Differences
Often used positively to suggest that diversity contributes to strength or success.
The project benefited from the heterogeneity of the team's backgrounds.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Variety
It implies diversity with the added nuance of complexity and many components within a system.
Art exhibits showcase cultural heterogeneity with works from various styles and periods.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Uniform
Indicates a mixture of elements, emphasizing their distinctness rather than their unity.
The heterogeneity of opinions in the discussion made it lively and thought-provoking.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength in Differences
Often used positively to suggest that diversity contributes to strength or success.
The project benefited from the heterogeneity of the team's backgrounds.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Variety
It implies diversity with the added nuance of complexity and many components within a system.
Art exhibits showcase cultural heterogeneity with works from various styles and periods.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Uniform
Indicates a mixture of elements, emphasizing their distinctness rather than their unity.
The heterogeneity of opinions in the discussion made it lively and thought-provoking.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength in Differences
Often used positively to suggest that diversity contributes to strength or success.
The project benefited from the heterogeneity of the team's backgrounds.
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assortmentcomplexityconsistencydisparitydiversitymixturemultiplicityvariability
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can have as many as six different subclones in a single patient. This is called clonal heterogeneity, and it makes treatment difficult because a drug that works on one subclone may have no effect on another. Here's another challenge.
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A simple new blood test...
The answer is tumor heterogeneity. Let me explain. Even a cancer as small as one centimeter in diameter harbors over a hundred million different cells. While genetically similar, there are small differences in these different cancers
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Why is it so hard to...
can have as many as six different subclones in a single patient. This is called clonal heterogeneity, and it makes treatment difficult because a drug that works on one subclone may have no effect on another. Here's another challenge.
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A simple new blood test...
The answer is tumor heterogeneity. Let me explain. Even a cancer as small as one centimeter in diameter harbors over a hundred million different cells. While genetically similar, there are small differences in these different cancers
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James S. Coleman
American Sociologist
The results indicate that heterogeneity of race and heterogeneity of family educational background can increase the achievement of children from weak educational backgrounds with no adverse effect on children from strong educational backgrounds.
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Jacques Lacan
French Psychologist
A geometry implies the heterogeneity of locus, namely that there is a locus of the Other. Regarding this locus of the Other, of one sex as Other, as absolute Other, what does the most recent development in topology allow us to posit?
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Herbert Spencer
English Philosopher
The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter.
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David Ulevitch
American Businessman
I think anything which promotes heterogeneity on the Internet promotes stability. Diversity in services, service providers, and separating the layers of the networking stack are all important.
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Herbert Spencer
English Philosopher
Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
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James S. Coleman
American Sociologist
The results indicate that heterogeneity of race and heterogeneity of family educational background can increase the achievement of children from weak educational backgrounds with no adverse effect on children from strong educational backgrounds.
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Jacques Lacan
French Psychologist
A geometry implies the heterogeneity of locus, namely that there is a locus of the Other. Regarding this locus of the Other, of one sex as Other, as absolute Other, what does the most recent development in topology allow us to posit?
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Herbert Spencer
English Philosopher
The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter.
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David Ulevitch
American Businessman
I think anything which promotes heterogeneity on the Internet promotes stability. Diversity in services, service providers, and separating the layers of the networking stack are all important.
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Herbert Spencer
English Philosopher
Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
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