James S. Coleman

The results indicate that heterogeneity of race and heterogeneity of family educational background can increase the achievement of children from weak educational backgrounds with no adverse effect on children from strong educational backgrounds.

American Sociologist

Jacques Lacan

A geometry implies the heterogeneity of locus, namely that there is a locus of the Other. Regarding this locus of the Other, of one sex as Other, as absolute Other, what does the most recent development in topology allow us to posit?

French Psychologist

Herbert Spencer

The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter.

English Philosopher

David Ulevitch

I think anything which promotes heterogeneity on the Internet promotes stability. Diversity in services, service providers, and separating the layers of the networking stack are all important.

American Businessman

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

It implies diversity with the added nuance of complexity and many components within a system.

Beyond Variety

Indicates a mixture of elements, emphasizing their distinctness rather than their unity.

Not Uniform

Often used positively to suggest that diversity contributes to strength or success.

Strength in Differences

In research, heterogeneity can make it hard to measure and compare data accurately.

Measurement Challenge

Variation can significantly impact the reliability of study findings in a scientific context.

Study Impact

In biology, differences may exist at a genetic level without being obvious in physical traits.

Not Always Visible

Genetic variation is crucial for the adaptability and survival of species.

Evolutionary Importance

 can have as many as six different subclones in a single patient. This is called clonal heterogeneity, and it makes treatment difficult because a drug that works on one subclone may have no effect on another. Here's another challenge.

Why is it so hard to...

 The answer is tumor heterogeneity. Let me explain. Even a cancer as small as one centimeter in diameter harbors over a hundred million different cells. While genetically similar, there are small differences in these different cancers

Heterogeneity