move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
A graph where the data is plotted as points only Normally one would plot a curve through the points to show any trend in the data
If a group of people scatter or if you scatter them, they suddenly separate and move in different directions. After dinner, everyone scattered The cavalry scattered them and chased them off the field. see also scattered, scattering
To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm
the act of scattering a haphazard distribution in all directions distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" sow by scattering; "scatter seeds