dispersive
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In a dispersive wave system, however, different parts of the wave move at slightly different speeds.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
Some of the samples were analyzed using a FEI Scios dual-beam focused ion beam/scanning electronic microscope equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2024
This suggested either a semi-conservative or dispersive mode of replication.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In the early 1990s, Bourgain launched the modern era for dispersive, nonlinear partial differential equations.
From Nature ● Feb. 5, 2019
Thus the ether within the dispersive medium is loaded with molecules which are forced to perform oscillations of the same period as that of the transmitted wave.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
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