diffusion

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Previously, scientists believed actin mainly reached this region by random diffusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

“Multiple industry players over time, particularly Nvidia, have argued that smuggling or diffusion of AI technologies to China were tall tales,” Burnham said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

“We need to work on the assumption that AI diffusion is here to stay,” Nageswaran said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

These vibrations mix electronic states and effectively push the electron across the boundary, creating a directional, ballistic motion instead of slow and random diffusion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Hence a possible interpretation seems to me idea diffusion, as in the case of Sequoyah’s syllabary.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond