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diversity definition

di·ver·sity (də vʉr′sə tē, dī-)

noun pl. diversities -·ties

  1. quality, state, fact, or instance of being diverse; difference
  2. variety

Etymology: ME diversite < OFr diverseté

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diversity Synonyms

diversity

n.

variety, multifariousness, heterogeneity, unlikeness; see difference 1, variety 1.


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diversity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • celebrate: From Oct 06 to March 07 Diverse City Season Free cultural events for all ages to celebrate the ethnic diversity of multicultural Britain.

Adjective modifier

  • cultural: To increase opportunities for cultural diversity in the arts.

Modifies a noun

  • implication: Equality and Diversity Does the paper have equality and diversity implications?

Noun used with modifier

  • species: Species diversity is generally low, with mostly domestic mammal remains.

Preposition: in

  • workplace: Legislation already exists to promote diversity in the workplace.

Preposition: of

  • flora: Dana supports a staggering diversity of flora and fauna - 600 species of plants, 37 species of mammals and 190 different birds.
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diversity quotes

   Science is the reduction of the bewildering diversity of unique events to manageable uniformity within one of a number of symbol systems, and technology is the art of using thesesymbol systemssoastocontrol and organize unique events. Scientific observation is always a viewing of things through the refracting medium of a symbol system, and technological praxis is always handling of things in ways that some symbol system has dictated. Education in science and technology is essentially education on the symbol level.

-Huxley, Aldous Leonard

History teaches us that enmities between nations†do not last forever.Wemustconduct ouraffairsinsuchaway that it becomes in the communists' interests to agree on a genuine peace†to let each nation choose its own future, so long as that choice does not interfere with the choices of others. If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

-Kennedy,John F(itzgerald)

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity of interests. The protection of those faculties is the first object of government.

-Madison,James

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