Synonyms for heterogeneity
het·ero·gene·ity

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1. heterogeneity, heterogeneousnessnoun

   the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind

   Synonyms:
   heterogeneousness

   Antonyms:
   homogeneity, homogeneousness

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1. • Nonuniformity

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1. heterogeneitynoun

   Synonyms:
   HETEROGENEOUSNESS

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1. List of paraphrases for "heterogeneity":

   heterogeneous, inhomogeneity, diversity

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1. Herbert Spencer:

   Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

2. Herbert Spencer:

   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.

3. Craig McClain:

   Near the wreckage and wellhead, many of the animals characteristic of other areas of the deep Gulf of Mexico, including sea cucumbers, giant isopods, glass sponges and whip corals, were absent, what we observed was a homogenous wasteland, in great contrast to the rich heterogeneity of life seen in a healthy deep sea.