Meaning of DIVERSITY
| Pronunciation: | | di'vursitee
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- [n] noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
- [n] the condition or result of being changed
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| | Synonyms: | | diverseness, multifariousness, variety |
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| | See Also: | | biodiversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, variedness | |
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| | Definition: | | Diversity
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Diversities}. [F.
diversit['e], L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See {Diverse}.]
1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.
They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare
diversity, rise into a contrariety. --South.
2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety.
``Diversity of sounds.'' --Shak. ``Diversities of
opinion.'' --Secker.
3. Variegation. ``Bright diversities of day.'' --Pope.
Syn: See {Variety}.
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| | Definition: | | The number and variety of species present in an area and their spatial distribution. |
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