"assortation" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2015, Klaus Jaffe, “Extended Inclusive Fitness Theory bridges Economics and Biology through a common understanding of Social Synergy”, in arXiv:",
          "text": "Contemporary evolutionary ecology identified several factors that increase inclusive fitness, in addition to kin-selection, such as assortation or homophily, and social synergies triggered by cooperation.",
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