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dispersion

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as in dispersal
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered the dispersion of energy from a source

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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 9 Dec. 2022.

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