0 the fact of consisting of parts or things that are very different from each other:
Archaeological studies of the tombs have shown the heterogeneity of religious practices in the region.
The amount of heterogeneity and biodiversity in these environments is incredible.
Considerable heterogeneity exists within the group of children.
Interpretation of study data was very difficult due to the heterogeneity of the patient population.
Lipset argued that the weakness of socialism in the US reflected the heterogeneity of the working class.
The judicial and psychiatric heterogeneity might also have concealed possible deviations in working memory and\or planning present in certain subgroups.
Tests for heterogeneity indicated that flies within geographically defined regions were homogeneous.
In this context heterogeneity may be induced by a combination of host behaviour, host genetics and past or current experience of infection.
Even so, there remained some heterogeneity amongst trustees in how they utilized the information given.
Also, heterogeneity within the riparian zone was as great as differences between the riparian zone and surrounding areas.
