w(x,t)dx=1√4πDtexp(−x24Dt)dx. At a time $t=2$s the new variance is $\sigma^2=4D$s, implying that the root mean square value is √⟨x2⟩−⟨x⟩2=2√D. At a further time t=8 we have √⟨x2⟩−⟨x⟩2=4√D. While time has elapsed by a factor of 4, the root mean square has only changed by a factor of 2.