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an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersion of energy from a source
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However, with high yield credit, Vanguard is focusing on bottom-up security selection due to the dispersion among issuers.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
Yet, there still is this dispersion of tumor cells, which might already have occurred before radiation, such that there is the possibility of recurrence outside the field of radiation.
—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, the model forecasted smoke dispersion, allowing communities far from the fire’s origin to prepare for air quality issues.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Their next step, however, will be to mathematically model the breakup and dispersion of asteroids in general, as well as how the resulting rings develop, in hopes of understanding how such a structure might cause global cooling.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
Yet, there still is this dispersion of tumor cells, which might already have occurred before radiation, such that there is the possibility of recurrence outside the field of radiation.
—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, the model forecasted smoke dispersion, allowing communities far from the fire’s origin to prepare for air quality issues.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Their next step, however, will be to mathematically model the breakup and dispersion of asteroids in general, as well as how the resulting rings develop, in hopes of understanding how such a structure might cause global cooling.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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