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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dispersion
"La dispersion des graines est assurée par le vent."
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The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
"The dispersion of seeds is often aided by the wind."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'dispersion' originates from the Latin 'dispersionem', meaning 'scattering', which evolved through Middle English. The concept has shifted from a physical scattering to include abstract uses in statistics and social sciences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dispersion" is said worldwide
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dispersion
Transliteration: dispersion
"La dispersion des graines est assurée par le vent."
Streuung
Transliteration: Streuung
"Die Streuung der Daten war unerwartet hoch."
dispersione
Transliteration: dispersione
"La dispersione della luce crea un arcobaleno."
dispersión
Transliteration: dispersión
"La dispersión de la población rural hacia las ciudades es común."
dispersão
Transliteration: dispersão
"A dispersão de ideias enriquece o debate."
प्रसार
Transliteration: prasaar
"बीजों का प्रसार हवा के माध्यम से होता है।"
分散
Transliteration: fēnsǎn
"种子依靠风力进行分散。"
분산
Transliteration: bunsan
"빛의 분산으로 무지개가 생깁니다."
分散
Transliteration: bunsan
"データの分散を計算する。"
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