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Dispersion

//dɪˈspɜːʒən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being dispersed. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of dispersing or diffusing something wordnet
  3. 3
    A process of dispersing. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume wordnet
  5. 5
    The degree of scatter of data. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    spreading widely or driving off wordnet
  2. 7
    The separation of waves of different frequency in space or time; the amount of such separation. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The removal of inflammation. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English dispersioun, from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispersiō.

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