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di·ver·si·ty  (d-vûrs-t, d-)
n. pl. di·ver·si·ties
1.
a. The fact or quality of being diverse; difference.
b. A point or respect in which things differ.
2. Variety or multiformity: "Charles Darwin saw in the diversity of species the principles of evolution that operated to generate the species: variation, competition and selection" (Scientific American).

diversity
Noun
1. the quality of being different or varied
2. a point of difference

Diversity a variety.
Examples: Diversity of Plants [book title by P. M. Synge]; of trees, 1382; of sounds, 1610.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diversitydiversity - noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
heterogeneity, heterogeneousness - the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
biodiversity - the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable"
2.diversity - the condition or result of being changeable
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

diversity
Translations
diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] ndiversidad f

diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] ndiversité f, variété f

diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] diverse nVielfalt f

diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] ndiversità f inv; varietà f inv

diversity diverse


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