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  2. Dispersion (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Dispersion is a process by which (in the case of solid dispersing in a liquid) agglomerated particles are separated from each other, and a new interface between the inner surface of the liquid dispersion medium and the surface of the dispersed particles is generated. This process is facilitated by molecular diffusion and convection. [4]

  3. Statistical dispersion - Wikipedia

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    A measure of statistical dispersion is a nonnegative real number that is zero if all the data are the same and increases as the data become more diverse. Most measures of dispersion have the same units as the quantity being measured. In other words, if the measurements are in metres or seconds, so is the measure of dispersion.

  4. Dispersion - Wikipedia

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    Dispersion (geology), a process whereby sodic soil disperses when exposed to water; Dispersion (materials science), the fraction of atoms of a material exposed to the surface; Dispersion polymerization, a polymerization process; Velocity dispersion, the statistical variation of velocities about the mean velocity for a group of astronomical objects

  5. Dispersity - Wikipedia

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    As a result, reactor type does not affect dispersity for free radical polymerization reactions in any noticeable amount as long as conversion is low. For anionic polymerization, a form of living polymerization, the reactive anion intermediates have the ability to remain reactive for a very long time. In batch reactors or PFRs, well-controlled ...

  6. Dispersion (optics) - Wikipedia

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    Dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency. [1] Sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used to refer to optics specifically, as opposed to wave propagation in general. A medium having this common property may be termed a dispersive medium.

  7. Dispersion relation - Wikipedia

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    Elementary particles, considered as matter waves, have a nontrivial dispersion relation, even in the absence of geometric constraints and other media. In the presence of dispersion, a wave does not propagate with an unchanging waveform, giving rise to the distinct frequency-dependent phase velocity and group velocity.

  8. Variance - Wikipedia

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    An advantage of variance as a measure of dispersion is that it is more amenable to algebraic manipulation than other measures of dispersion such as the expected absolute deviation; for example, the variance of a sum of uncorrelated random variables is equal to the sum of their variances. A disadvantage of the variance for practical applications ...

  9. Deviation (statistics) - Wikipedia

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    The average absolute deviation (AAD) in statistics is a measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around a central value, usually the mean or median. It is calculated by taking the average of the absolute differences between each data point and the chosen central value.