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Definition of Distribution
1. Noun. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence.
Generic synonyms: Arrangement, Organisation, Organization, System
Specialized synonyms: Equidistribution, Frequency Distribution, Gaussian Distribution, Normal Distribution, Poisson Distribution, Sample, Sample Distribution, Sampling, Bernoulli Distribution, Binomial Distribution
Category relationships: Statistics
2. Noun. The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume. "In complementary distribution"
Generic synonyms: Spacing, Spatial Arrangement
Specialized synonyms: Complementary Distribution, Complementation, Diaspora, Diffusion, Dissemination, Innervation, Scatter, Spread
Antonyms: Concentration
3. Noun. The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning.
Specialized synonyms: Assigning, Assignment, Redistribution, Dispensation, Allocation, Allotment, Apportioning, Apportionment, Assignation, Parceling, Parcelling, Deal, Revenue Sharing, Share-out, Sharing
Derivative terms: Distribute, Distribute
4. Noun. The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer.
Group relationships: Marketing
Derivative terms: Distribute
Definition of Distribution
1. n. The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children.
Definition of Distribution
1. Noun. An act of distributing or state of being distributed. ¹
2. Noun. An apportionment by law (of funds, property). ¹
3. Noun. (business marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising. ¹
4. Noun. The frequency of occurrence or extent of existence. ¹
5. Noun. Anything distributed; portion; share ¹
6. Noun. The result of distributing; arrangement. ¹
7. Noun. (mathematics statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval. ¹
8. Noun. (computing) A set of bundled software components; distro. ¹
9. Noun. (economics) The apportionment of income or wealth in a population. ¹
10. Noun. (finance) The process or result of the sale of securities, especially their placement among investors with long-term investment strategies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Distribution
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Medical Definition of Distribution
1. 1. The specific location or arrangement of continuing or successive objects or events in space or time. 2. The extent of a ramifying structure such as an artery or nerve and its branches. 3. The geographical range of an organism or disease. 4. Probability. Origin: L. Distributio (11 Jan 1998)
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