Diversification
noun
The process of making or becoming more varied.
The diversification in her stock portfolio helped keep her financial risk low.
Often appears as...
- portfolio diversification
- diversification strategy
noun
The act of changing a business by adding new products or services in order to make it more varied and reduce risk.
Companies can achieve growth through diversification, by venturing into new markets and products.
Often appears as...
- product diversification
- business diversification
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The process of spreading investments among different securities or sectors to reduce risk.
Investment diversification is important to ensure you don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Often appears as...
- investment diversification
- asset diversification
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The process of having a wide range of different things or activities.
The diversification of activities in the community center brought in people from different walks of life.
Often appears as...
- cultural diversification
- social diversification
noun
The process of making or becoming more varied.
The diversification in her stock portfolio helped keep her financial risk low.
Often appears as...
- portfolio diversification
- diversification strategy
noun
The act of changing a business by adding new products or services in order to make it more varied and reduce risk.
Companies can achieve growth through diversification, by venturing into new markets and products.
Often appears as...
- product diversification
- business diversification
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The process of spreading investments among different securities or sectors to reduce risk.
Investment diversification is important to ensure you don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Often appears as...
- investment diversification
- asset diversification
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The process of having a wide range of different things or activities.
The diversification of activities in the community center brought in people from different walks of life.
Often appears as...
- cultural diversification
- social diversification
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Beyond Business
Understand 'diversification' is not restricted to business; it applies to varied changes.
Her interests require diversification to avoid boredom.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
'Diversification' may not always lead to positive outcomes despite varied approaches.
Diversification of tasks at work left him overworked and stressed.
Compare with
assortmentdiversityheterogenousmultiplicitymultitudepluralityrangevariety
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Reimagining Dinosaurs...
you know the few times i've really dabbled in dinosaurs is mainly because of birds um and what we think of both birds and mammals as yeah you know they were kind of around the mesozoic but not really doing very much and it was really after dinosaurs go extinct that you see this massive explosion and diversification
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What candy can teach you...
want to leave you with is the notion of diversification and diversification comes from put portfolio theory which started 40 years ago or so but it's important along a whole bunch of different dimensions essentially you
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What coronavirus means...
And to know how to diversify. To diversify it in asset classes, to diversify it in countries. To diversify it in currencies. To know how to diversify that well, so that you have wealth diversification, is important.
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Reimagining Dinosaurs...
you know the few times i've really dabbled in dinosaurs is mainly because of birds um and what we think of both birds and mammals as yeah you know they were kind of around the mesozoic but not really doing very much and it was really after dinosaurs go extinct that you see this massive explosion and diversification
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What candy can teach you...
want to leave you with is the notion of diversification and diversification comes from put portfolio theory which started 40 years ago or so but it's important along a whole bunch of different dimensions essentially you
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What coronavirus means...
And to know how to diversify. To diversify it in asset classes, to diversify it in countries. To diversify it in currencies. To know how to diversify that well, so that you have wealth diversification, is important.
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Quote examples
Frans van Houten
Dutch Businessman
We undertook a huge internal transformation to sharpen our customer focus, step up innovation, improve productivity to ensure competitiveness, change our culture, and simplify our ways of working so that our size and scale became a competitive advantage rather than a bureaucratic hangover after years of diversification.
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Anthony Carmona
Trinidadian Statesman
As much as with increased exploration new gas reserves can be found, what must be obvious to all is that our oil and gas reserves are not renewable and they are diminishing, and to protect the generations to come, we must engage in nothing short of a radical shift in the diversification of the economy.
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Ernst Mayr
German Scientist
As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification.
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Dan Levy
American Comedian
In many ways, the Internet is about diversification, and yet, in the wrong hands, the digital world can use those very examples to reinforce the narrowest of perspectives.
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Ron Chernow
American Author
Mutual funds have historically offered safety and diversification. And they spare you the responsibility of picking individual stocks.
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John C. Bogle
American Businessman
Diversification has been, and balance, like Wellington, has been so drummed into me, it's part of my personality.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.
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Fujio Mitarai
Japanese Businessman
Diversification and globalization are the keys to the future.
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Amarinder Singh
Indian Politician
We can bring diversification through industry.
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Vin Diesel
American Actor
Career diversification ain't a bad thing.
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Frans van Houten
Dutch Businessman
We undertook a huge internal transformation to sharpen our customer focus, step up innovation, improve productivity to ensure competitiveness, change our culture, and simplify our ways of working so that our size and scale became a competitive advantage rather than a bureaucratic hangover after years of diversification.
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Anthony Carmona
Trinidadian Statesman
As much as with increased exploration new gas reserves can be found, what must be obvious to all is that our oil and gas reserves are not renewable and they are diminishing, and to protect the generations to come, we must engage in nothing short of a radical shift in the diversification of the economy.
Quote examples
Ernst Mayr
German Scientist
As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification.
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Dan Levy
American Comedian
In many ways, the Internet is about diversification, and yet, in the wrong hands, the digital world can use those very examples to reinforce the narrowest of perspectives.
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Ron Chernow
American Author
Mutual funds have historically offered safety and diversification. And they spare you the responsibility of picking individual stocks.
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John C. Bogle
American Businessman
Diversification has been, and balance, like Wellington, has been so drummed into me, it's part of my personality.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.
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Fujio Mitarai
Japanese Businessman
Diversification and globalization are the keys to the future.
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Amarinder Singh
Indian Politician
We can bring diversification through industry.
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Vin Diesel
American Actor
Career diversification ain't a bad thing.
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