Dispersion
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Dispersion can refer to:
- Biological dispersal, the distribution of spores, fruits and their seeds, etc.
- A phenomenon that causes the separation of a wave into components of varying frequency:
- Dispersion (materials science), a stable or unstable system of fine particles, evenly distributed in a medium
- Dispersive mass transfer, in fluid dynamics, the spreading of mass from areas of high to low concentration
- Statistical dispersion, quantifiable variation of measurements of differing members of a population
- Dispersion (geology), a process whereby sodic soil disperses when exposed to water
- Dispersion (finance), a measure for the statistical distribution of portfolio returns