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{v} sow
spread
desparple
todrive
togo
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling
To deflect (radiation or particles)
{v} to spread, sprinkle, disperse, cast
to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
a haphazard distribution in all directions
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 cause to separate and go in different directions
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
cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
{f} sprinkle, disseminate; spread, disperse; be sprinkled
To disperse in different directions
distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
sow by scattering; "scatter seeds
To separate and go in different directions; disperse
The light outside the main beam of a spot light which is lower in intensity
the act of scattering a haphazard distribution in all directions distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals
the act of scattering
change in the spatial distribution of a wave from interaction with a surface or heterogeneous medium
To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp
{i} sprinkle, dissipation; diffusing, throwing loosely about; small quantity; (Slang) time slots for television commercials that remain unsold after the initial pre-season sales
  See scattering
strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
A one-to-all parallel communication operation; cf gather
in an open or sparse order
An operation in which the root process divides the contents of the transmission area and sends the divided components to all MPI processes in the communicator scatter is the inverse operation of gather
To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse
a display of the relationship between variables using dots on a graph
sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
If you scatter things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area. She tore the rose apart and scattered the petals over the grave He began by scattering seed and putting in plants
One-to-many operation where the root's send buffer is partitioned into n segments and distributed to all processes such that the ith process receives the ith segment n represents the total number of processes in the communicator
The process by which small particles suspended in a medium of a different refractive index diffuse a portion of the incident radiation in all directions In scattering no energy transformation results, only a change in the spatial distribution of the radiation Along with absorption, scattering is a major cause of the attenuation of radiation by the atmosphere
- Purchasing commercial time in broadcast media in many different programs Also, purchasing TV time which is not purchased during an "upfront" media buy Share (of audience) - The percentage of HUT, PUT or PUR tuned to a particular program or station Media formula: HUT/PUT/PUR x Share = Rating
Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like
toscatter
To scatter in pieces; to divide
to scatter

    Hyphenation

    to scat·ter

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı skätır

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈskatər/ /tə ˈskætɜr/
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