assortative

English

Etymology

assort +‎ -ative

Adjective

assortative (not comparable)

  1. Characterized by assorting.
    • 1997, D. Wilson and L. Dugatkin, "Group Selection and Assortative Interactions," The American Naturalist, vol. 149, no. 2, p. 336:
      Assortative interactions can generate highly nonrandom variation among groups.

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French

Adjective

assortative

  1. feminine of assortatif

Italian

Adjective

assortative f pl

  1. feminine plural of assortativo
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