scattering

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Spread is:

  • in physics, the deflection of objects through interaction with other objects, see scattering (physics)
  • the deviation of measured values ​​from a mean value, see error calculation #Normal distribution
  • in statistics, the variability, i.e. the difference in the observed values ​​of a metrically scaled characteristic or in the values ​​of a random variable, see scatter (statistics)
  • in medicine the spread of cancer or infections to other organs, see metastasis
  • the spreading of salt or sand on roads in winter, see road spreading
  • the amount of freely tradable shares, see free float
  • the deviation of projectiles from the target, see dispersion (ballistics)
  • in marketing the distribution of advertising material, see distribution (marketing)


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