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Diversity

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Diversity or Diversify may refer to:

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1 [edit]Science and technology

Biodiversity, the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem
Species diversity, the effective number of species represented in a data set
Genetic diversity, the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species
Nucleotide diversity, the measure the degree of polymorphism within a population
Phylogenetic diversity, a measure of biodiversity which incorporates phylogenetic difference between species
Ecosystem diversity, the diversity of a place at the level of ecosystems
Crop diversity, the variance in genetic and phenotypic characteristics of plants used in agriculture
Functional diversity (ecology), the value and range of those species and organismal traits that influence ecosystem functioning in a given system
Diversity index, a statistic to assess the diversity of a population
Diversity University, a virtual reality system for educational use
Diversity factor, a concept in electrical engineering
Functional diversity (geography), the characteristic of a place where a variety of different activities (economic, political, or social, for example) occurs; most often associated with urban places.

2 [edit]Communications

Diversity scheme, a method for improving reliability of a message signal by using multiple communications channels
Antenna diversity or space diversity, a method of wireless communication that use two or more antennas to improve reliability
Transmit diversity, wireless