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Dispersing vs Scattering - What's the difference?

dispersing | scattering |

As verbs the difference between dispersing and scattering

is that dispersing is while scattering is .

As a noun scattering is

a small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,.

dispersing

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    • scattering

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    (wikipedia scattering)

    Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,
    • There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.
  • (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.