Look up: dispersion

1. Dispersion
   Two substances mixed together such that one is not dissolved in the other. For example, milk, a dispersion of globules of fat in water; latex paint, a dispersion of polymer particles in water; smoke, a dispersion of carbon particles in air.
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2. Dispersion
   Is a statistical indication of variability, volatility, or risk.
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3. Dispersion
   (1) Act of dispersing, or state of being dispersed. (2) The separation of waves by virtue of their differing rates of travel.
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4. Dispersion
   The data values in a sample are not all the same. This variation between values is called dispersion
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5. dispersion
   [n] - spreading widely or driving off 2. [n] - the act of dispersing or diffusing something
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6. dispersion
   1. a suspension of extremely fine particles in a liquid (such as colloids in a colloidal solution). 2. of aggregates, subdivision of aggregates. Dispersion increases the specific surface of the particle; hence, it results in an increase in viscosity and gel strength.
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7. Dispersion
   Dispersion causes a broadening of pulses as they are propagated along an optical fibre, causing limitations in bandwidth.
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8. Dispersion
   is the movement of individuals away from each other. It applies to both organisms and molecules of pollutant, which become less concentrated further from the source
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9. Dispersion
   The data values in a sample are not all the same: this variation between values is called dispersion. When the dispersion is large, the values are widely scattered; when it is small they are tightly clustered. There are several measures of dispersion eg the standard deviation.
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10. Dispersion
    The spreading of light into a spectrum of colour.The variation in the speed of a periodic wave due to its wavelength or frequency.
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11. Dispersion
    See de-inking
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12. dispersion
    environment: action taken to remove or render less harmful environmental contaminants from the air, land and sea; Crowd: scattering a crowd or collection of bystanders who hamper the work of disaster workers or firefighters; Population: removing people from immediate vicinity of a source of danger a...
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13. Dispersion
    Light rays of different wavelengths deviate different amounts through a lens causing a rainbow effect around points and edges. The property of materials which have a refractive index that varies according to the wavelength of light, i.e., bend the rays of some colors more than others; a prism placed...
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14. Dispersion
    Dis·per'sion noun [ Confer French dispersion .] 1. The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispe...
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15. dispersion
    <microscopy> The variation of refractive index with colour (or wave-length) of light. The spreading of white light into its component colours when passing through a glass prism is due to dispersion which, in turn, is due to the fact that the refractive index of transparent substances is lower ...
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16. dispersion
    scattering noun spreading widely or driving off
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17. dispersion
    dispersal noun the act of dispersing or diffusing something; `the dispersion of the troops`; `the diffusion of knowledge`
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18. dispersion
    (dis-pur´zhәn) the act of scattering or separating; the condition of being scattered. the incorporation of the particles of one substance into the body of another, comprising solutions, suspensions, and colloid systems. a colloid system, particularly an unstable one.
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19. Dispersion
    • (n.) The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel. • (n.) The separation of light into its dif...
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20. dispersion
    in biology, the dissemination, or scattering, of organisms over periods within a given area or over the Earth.[16 related articles]
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21. dispersion
    in wave motion, any phenomenon associated with the propagation of individual waves at speeds that depend on their wavelengths. Ocean waves, for ... [11 related articles]
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22. dispersion
    dispersion 1. The scattering or distribution of something within an area or space. 2. A condition of being dispersed; the fact or state of being spread, scattered, or distributed. 3. A chemistry medium with dispersed particles; a chemical system consisting of a gas, liquid, or colloid containing d...
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23. Dispersion
    Quality of a beam transport system at a given point that defines the variation of the transverse position of the beam with variations in beam momentum. Usually expressed in meters.
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24. Dispersion
    Spread in beam positions due to a spread in particle momenta. ( Dx = Dx(z)(Dp/p) --> where Dx is the horizontal dispersion as a function of z, the longitudinal coordinate )
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25. Dispersion
    Light rays of different wavelengths deviate different amounts through a lens causing a rainbow effect around points and edges
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