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nestedness

nestedness noun: a measure of the order in an ecological system.

Noun

nestedness (uncountable)

  1. A measure of the order in an ecological system

Origin of nestedness

From nested + -ness.

Questions about nestedness

What does nestedness mean?
Nestedness means a measure of the order in an ecological system.
What part of speech is nestedness?
Nestedness is a noun.

Words near nestedness in the dictionary

  1. nestcams
  2. nested
  3. nested class
  4. nested classes
  5. nested together
  6. nestedness
  7. nester
  8. nesters
  9. nesteth
  10. nestful
  11. nestfuls

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