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Mie diffraction comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
diffraction	radiation direction modification	A wave-like property of light which allows it to curl around obstacles whose size is about that of the wavelength of the light. The disturbed waves then interfere to produce ripple-patterns.
Mie diffraction	diffraction	The diffraction of light by small spherical particles.

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