Scatter 1736112 222649398 2008-06-30T12:49:40Z Jafet.vixle 1031429 Meta-revert {{wiktionary}} In ordinary English, to '''scatter''' is to distribute randomly. Scatter also has the following meanings: *In physics, [[scattering]] is the study of collisions, especially of waves and particles (synonymous in quantum mechanics). In [[elastic scattering]] the objects are changed only in their motion, while in [[inelastic scattering]] the collision causes some change or produces a new object. *In statistics and statistical science, ''scatter'' is a synonym for [[variance]]. *''Scatter'' or ''flock'' is a substance used in the building of dioramas and model railways to simulate the effect of grass, poppies, fireweed, track ballast and other scenic ground cover. Scatter actually refers to one of two substances: simulated [[track ballast]], which is fine-grained ground [[granite]]; and coloured grass which is usually tinted [[sawdust]], [[wood chip]]s or ground [[foam]]. *In [[parallel computing]] a '''scatter''' operation sends data from one process to all other processes in a group. *''Scatter'' was the name of a [[chimpanzee]] owned by [[Elvis Presley]]. {{disambig}}