Dispersion Definition

dĭ-spûrzhən, -shən
noun
The state of being dispersed.
American Heritage
A dispersing or being dispersed.
Webster's New World
The Diaspora of the Jews.
American Heritage
The resolution of a complex electromagnetic radiation into components in accordance with some characteristic, as wavelength or energy.
Webster's New World
The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
American Heritage
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Noun

Singular:
dispersion
Plural:
dispersions

Origin of Dispersion

  • From Old French dispersion, from Latin dispertio

    From Wiktionary

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