1. Multiple, disconnected areas or domains of study, research, or investigation that lack cohesion or unified direction
The researcher's career involved scattered fields of inquiry spanning psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience.
A carreira do pesquisador envolveu campos dispersos de investigação abrangendo psicologia, filosofia e neurociência.
2. Fragmented or disparate subjects of academic or intellectual pursuit without clear connection
His scattered fields of inquiry made it difficult to establish a coherent body of work.
Seus campos dispersos de investigação tornaram difícil estabelecer um corpo coerente de trabalho.