marara
1. (verb) to be scattered, separated, dispersed.
Ko ngā toenga ka marara haere noa atu ki runga ki ngā maunga, ki Wairarapa ētahi, ki Whanganui ētahi, ki ētahi kāinga atu ētahi (JPS 1945:72). / The survivors scattered about on the mountain ranges. Some went to Wairarapa, some to Whanganui, and others to various other places.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
kauwhata marara
1. (noun) scatter graph.
He momo hoahoa tauanga motuhake te kauwhata marara hei whakaatu i te pānga o ētahi rōpū raraunga e rua. Mā tēnei momo kauwhata e kitea ai te kaha, te ngoikore rānei o te pānga, ā, mēnā he ine pānga tōrunga, tōraro rānei (TRP 2010:138). / A scatter graph is a type of statistical diagram which shows how two groups of data are related. This type of graph shows whether the relationship is strong or weak, and whether it is positive or negative (TRP 2010:139).
