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The word "dispersion" comes from the Latin word "dispersio," which is the noun form of the verb "dispergere." "Dispergere" means "to scatter" or "to sow." The prefix "dis-" means "apart" or "away," and the verb "spergere" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *sper-, which also means "to scatter" or "to sow."
The word "dispersion" was first used in English in the 16th century. It has been used in a variety of contexts, including:
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