The quality or state of being dispersive; the tendency to scatter, spread, or separate.
From dispersive + -ness (Germanic suffix creating abstract nouns). Indicates the characteristic quality or degree of the adjective.
The dispersiveness of infrared light—how much it spreads and separates by wavelength—is why heat-seeking cameras can work: different objects emit infrared light at different wavelengths that then separate naturally.
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