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Definition: Heterogeneity |
HeterogeneityNoun1. The quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "heterogeneity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Avian | The variety of qualities found in an environment (habitat patches) or a population (genotypic variation) (Ricklefs 1979:872). (references) |
Census | Heterogeneity occurs when housing units assigned to sampling strata or groupings do not have equal chances of being included or missed by a census or survey. Heterogeneity creates difficulty for the small-area estimation process because the correction factor is applied to all people with the specified characteristic in that sampling poststratum even though some of them do not actually have the coverage characteristics. See homogeneity. (references) |
Industry | Accidental presence in the glass of another phase, not glassy but either gaseous or crystalline. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | The property of one or more samples or populations which implies that they are not identical in respect of some or all of their parameters, e. g. heterogeneity of variance. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: HeterogeneitySynonym: heterogeneousness (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: homogeneity (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Irrelation | Noun: irrelation, dissociation; misrelation; inapplicability; inconnection; multifariousness; disconnection; (disjunction); inconsequence, independence; incommensurability; irreconcilableness; (disagreement); heterogeneity; unconformity; irrelevancy, impertinence, nihil ad rem; intrusion; non-pertinence. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Heterogeneity |
| English words defined with "heterogeneity": diverseness, diversity ♦ multifariousness ♦ variety. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "heterogeneity": Landscape ecology. (references) |
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Herbert Spencer | Civilization is progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These sources of heterogeneity have major implications for risk of illness, diagnosis, and treatment. (references) | |
This variability is due to differences in terminology and the inherent heterogeneity of the population. (references) | ||
CMT is a disorder of genetic heterogeneity, in which mutations in different genes can produce the same clinical symptoms. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Heterogeneity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Heterogeneity" is used about 152 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 152 | 25,494 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "heterogeneity": Genetic Heterogeneity. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
heterogeneity | 9 |
clonal evolution heterogeneity tumor | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "heterogeneity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | الترددين. (various references) | |
Chinese | 非均匀性. (various references) | |
Danish | heterogenitet, luftholdig heterogenitet. (various references) | |
Dutch | heterogeniteit, ongelijksoortigheid, ongelijkachtigheid. (various references) | |
Finnish | heterogeenisyys, heterogeenisuus. (various references) | |
French | hétérogénéité. (various references) | |
German | Heterogenität, Verschiedenartigkeit (different nature, diversity, variety), Fremdkörper im Glas. (various references) | |
Greek | ετερογένεια, ανομοιογένεια (heterogeneousness, lack of homogeneity). (various references) | |
Italian | eterogeneit . (various references) | |
Korean | 이성분. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eterogeneityhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | heterogeneidade (glassy inclusion, inhomogeneity). (various references) | |
Russian | разнородность, гетерогенность. (various references) | |
Spanish | heterogeneidad. (various references) | |
Swedish | heterogenitet, främmande inneslutning. (various references) | |
Turkish | farklı olma. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | різнорідність (promiscuity), гетерогенність. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tính không đ"ng nhất (inhomogeneity), tính khác thể, tính hỗn tạp. (various references) | |
Welsh | amrywedd. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Heterogeneity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: heterogenaity, heterogeniety, heterogenity, heterogenuity, hetrogeneity. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "heterogeneity" (pronounced he'terujunā"utē) |
| 4 | -ā" u t ē | laity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, ability, abnormality, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, captivity, causality, cavity, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, irresponsibility, irritability, laxity, legality, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, necessity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, oversensitivity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, pomposity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, security, selectivity, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, severity, sexuality, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, venality, veracity, Verity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-e-g-h-i-n-o-r-t-t-y" | |
-3 letters: heterogeny. | |
-4 letters: retighten, teetering, tethering, thereinto, tightener. | |
-5 letters: eighteen, entirety, eternity, eyeteeth, goethite, hereinto, teething, tenorite, thirteen, tigereye, together, trothing. | |
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