Diversity

Here we write about diversity in all its forms, including biodiversity and linguistic diversity: - wikipedia

# Biology and ecology

**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 elements of biodiversity that influence how ecosystems function

*Diversity index, a statistic to assess the diversity of a population

# Sociology, politics and law

*Diversity (politics), the political and social policy of encouraging tolerance for people of different backgrounds

# Telecommunications

*Diversity scheme, a method for improving reliability of a message signal by using multiple communications channels

**Cooperative diversity, a multiple antenna technique for improving or maximising total network channel capacities

**Diversity combining, the combining of multiple received signals into a single improved signal

*Time diversity, a technique used in digital communication systems

# Other uses in science and technology

*Diversity factor, a concept in electrical engineering

*Diversity University, a virtual reality system for education

# Business

*Diversity marketing, marketing communication targeting diverse customers

*Diversity (business), a business tactic which encourages diversity to better serve diverse customers

*Supplier diversity, the use of diverse suppliers

# See also * Music