dispersed

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English

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Adjective

dispersed (comparative more dispersed, superlative most dispersed)

  1. Spread out in space and/or time; not concentrated.
    • 1976, John C. Hendee, Mack L. Hogans, Russell W. Koch, Dispersed Recreation on Three Forest Road Systems in Washington and Oregon, page 19:
      One other problem studied relates to the potential impact of human waste disposal from dispersed road recreation -- a matter of concern to many managers we've talked to .
    • 2009, John Kane, Haig Patapan, Paul 't Hart, Dispersed Democratic Leadership, page 56:
      Practised in the context of a social movement, dispersed leadership has opened opportunities for women to adopt feminalist styles of leadership that invite and increase the participation of women as a group, while it has also provided the means to advance feminist agendas.
    • 2014, Antonio Valero Capilla, Alicia Valero Capilla, Thanatia: The Destiny Of The Earth's Mineral Resources, page 281:
      On the contrary, a very dispersed and scarce one such as gold, will have a low exergy value but a very high extraction cost.

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Verb

dispersed

  1. simple past and past participle of disperse