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heterogeneity

[het-uh-roh-juh-nee-i-tee] / ˌhɛt ə roʊ dʒəˈni ɪ ti /


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This process is known as nanoscale heterogeneity, meaning that the composition changes depending on the exact location being studied.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The technical focus and heterogeneity of artworks, styles and geographies in these first spaces make for a cluttered opening, leaving the undeniable charisma of Khmer sculpture to wait until subsequent rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Host heterogeneity has long been both a chief focus and a grand mystery in epidemiology.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

“We cannot lose all the energy and complexity and heterogeneity of our cities.”

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

It follows that this double heterogeneity constitutes a feature which can be utilized in determining the former extension of existing glaciers, as well as the former existence of glaciers where glaciers do not now exist.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.