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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
Spanish diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] ndiversidad f
French diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] ndiversité f, variété f
German diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] diverse nVielfalt f
Italian diversity [daɪˈvəːsɪtɪ] ndiversità f inv; varietà f inv

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The diversity of temperaments was immense amongst those masters of the fine art.
We see the Switzers last well, notwithstanding their diversity of religion, and of cantons.
This diversity of people and religion is the reason that the kingdom in different parts is under different forms of government, and that their laws and customs are extremely various.
 
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