diversity (redirected from diversities)

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).

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diversity [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ]

n

1. the state or quality of being different or varied

2. a point of difference

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic the relation that holds between two entities when and only when they are not identical; the property of being numerically distinct

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Diversity a variety.

Examples: Diversity of Plants [book title by P. M. Synge]; of trees, 1382; of sounds, 1610.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diversity - noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" diverseness, multifariousness, variety 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"

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diversity

noun

1. difference, diversification, variety, divergence, multiplicity, heterogeneity, variegation, diverseness the cultural diversity of British society

2. range, variety, sweep, scope, field, sphere, compass, assortment, medley, amplitude, ambit as great a diversity of genetic material as possible

Proverbs
"It takes all sorts to make a world"

Translations

diversity [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] N [of opinions etc] → diversidad f

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diversity [daɪˈvɜː^rsɪti] n [cultural, social, racial] → diversité f; [nature] → diversité f
a diversity of → une grande variété de
There's a diversity of opinion → Il y a une grande variété d'opinions.

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diversity

n → Vielfalt f; diversity of opinion → Meinungsvielfalt f; the diversity of her interests → die Vielfältigkeit ihrer Interessen

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diversity [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] n → varietà f inv, diversità f inv

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diversity [daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ] n → varietà f inv, diversità f inv

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