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disgregation

Disgregation (noun) means Separation; scattering.

noun
1
Separation; scattering.
2
A measure of the separation of the particles of a system; an early formulation of entropy.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin disgregātiō, from dis- (“apart”) + grex (“flock”). The thermodynamics sense was introduced in 1862 by German physicist Rudolf Clausius in his formulation of what is now called the second law of thermodynamics.

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What is the meaning of disgregation?

"disgregation" (noun) means separation; scattering.

What are the different meanings of disgregation?

"disgregation" has 2 main meanings: 1. Separation; scattering; 2. A measure of the separation of the particles of a system; an early formulation of entropy.

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