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Discreteness vs Dispersion - What's the difference?

discreteness | dispersion |

As nouns the difference between discreteness and dispersion

is that discreteness is the state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct while dispersion is dispersion, dispersal.

discreteness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct.

    • Related terms

    * discretion

    See also

    * discontinuity * continuity

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    dispersion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
  • A process of dispersing.
  • The degree of scatter of data.
  • (optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
  • (medicine) The removal of inflammation.

    • Related terms

    * dispersivity

    References

    * Chambers's Etymological Dictionary , 1896, p. 131