dispersion
(dis-pĕr′zhŏn)
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[L. dispersio, scattering]
1. The act of dispersing.
2. That which is dispersed.
3. In statistics, the degree to which data are distributed widely (or closely) to a central point, such as the mean or mode.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Dispersion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749771/all/dispersion.
Dispersion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749771/all/dispersion. Accessed October 7, 2024.
Dispersion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749771/all/dispersion
Dispersion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 07]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749771/all/dispersion.
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