present participle and gerund of scatter

A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points. / (elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scatter

plural of scatter

(statistics) A type of display using Cartesian coordinates to display values for two variables for a set of data.

plural of scattering function

The elastic scattering of light or other electromagnetic radiation by particles much smaller than the wavelength of the light.

(astronomy) A trans-Neptunian region of the Solar System that overlaps the outer edge of the Kuiper belt, but also extends far beyond it, and is populated sparsely by small Solar System bodies.

(physics) any of several techniques that use the wavelike behaviour of neutrons as a scientific probe

(physics) the diffraction phenomenon exhibited by a crystal bombarded with X-rays in such a way that each plane of the crystal lattice acts as a reflector.