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incomplete diffusion (partial diffusion)

[7.1.3] That diffusion in which the diffusing medium partially redirects the incident flux by scattering while the remaining fraction of incident flux is redirected without scattering; i.e., a fraction of the incident flux can remain in an image-forming state.

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