CHAPTER 3 DISCIPLINARY INFLUENCES ON DIVERSITY SCIENCE
There are only very few disciplines of science which do not use the term diversity in different contexts. In social sciences, diversity often refers to socio-demographic differences. In formal sciences, there are mathematical and statistical techniques developed to measure distributive differences among certain phenomena, such as matter or life forms. Natural sciences, which have sub-divisions of physical and life sciences, use diversity as a way to explore different qualities that exist in matter and life forms. Beyond disciplines of science, in fields of humanities and arts, diversity could manifest as differences in style, form, aesthetics, expressions ...
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