What is the meaning of dispersion?

noun

  • Spreading widely or driving off.
  • The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume.
    • usage: "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"
  • The act of dispersing or diffusing something.
    • usage: "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
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