scatteration
noun
scat·ter·a·tion
ˌska-tə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act or process of scattering : the state of being scattered
2
: the movement of people and industry away from the city
also
: the resulting regional urbanization
3
: a policy of distributing funds and energies in too many ineffectively small units
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