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dispersion

[dih-spur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / dɪˈspɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
dispersal
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The dispersion of the drones also complicates air cover for ground forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Also, we see an unusually wide dispersion of multiples.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“Indices have traded sideways, but dispersion has been historically high under the surface,” he notes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Among them are massless spin waves similar to graphene's electron waves, as well as low dispersion bands associated with localized states and even topological effects that span multiple bands.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Within small areas the beetles accomplish their own dispersion, moving on as soon as the Klamath weed dies out and locating new stands with great precision.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson