variety (redirected from diverseness)

variety

1. 

a. Taxonomy a race whose distinct characters are insufficient to justify classification as a separate species; a subspecies

b. Horticulture stockbreeding a strain of animal or plant produced by artificial breeding

2. 

a. entertainment consisting of a series of short unrelated performances or acts, such as comedy turns, songs, dances, sketches, etc.

b. (as modifier): a variety show

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variety [və′rī·əd·ē]

(systems engineering)

The logarithm (usually to base 2) of the number of discriminations that an observer or a sensing system can make relative to a system.

(systematics)

A taxonomic group or category inferior in rank to a subspecies.