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linguistic diversity index

linguistic diversity index noun: quantifies the probability that two randomly selected individuals from a population will have different mother tongues.

Noun

linguistic diversity index (uncountable)

  1. Quantifies the probability that two randomly selected individuals from a population will have different mother tongues.

Questions about linguistic diversity index

What does linguistic diversity index mean?
Linguistic diversity index means quantifies the probability that two randomly selected individuals from a population will have different mother tongues.
What part of speech is linguistic diversity index?
Linguistic diversity index is a noun.

Words near linguistic diversity index in the dictionary

  1. linguister
  2. linguisters
  3. linguistic
  4. linguistic anthropology
  5. linguistic distance
  6. linguistic diversity index
  7. linguistic ecology
  8. linguistic imbalance
  9. linguistic imbalances
  10. linguistic landscape
  11. linguistic landscapes

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