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Scattered vs Interspersed - What's the difference?

scattered | interspersed |

As verbs the difference between scattered and interspersed

is that scattered is (scatter) while interspersed is (intersperse).

As adjectives the difference between scattered and interspersed

is that scattered is randomly distributed while interspersed is placed at intervals amongst other things.

scattered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (scatter)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Randomly distributed.
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  • (meteorology, of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
  • (meteorology, of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.

    • Derived terms

    * nonscattered * scatteredly * scatteredness * unscattered

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    interspersed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Placed at intervals amongst other things.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (intersperse)