'Distribution' definitions:
Definition of 'distribution'
(from WordNet)
noun
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn: distribution, statistical distribution]
noun
The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution" [syn: distribution, dispersion] [ant: compactness, concentration, denseness, density, tightness]
noun
The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
noun
The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
Definition of 'Distribution'
From: GCIDE
- Distribution \Dis`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. distributio: cf. F. distribution.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- The phenomena of geological distribution are exactly analogous to those of geography. --A. R. Wallace. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Separation into parts or classes; arrangement of anything into parts; disposition; classification. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is distributed. "Our charitable distributions." --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Logic) A resolving a whole into its parts. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Print.) The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Steam Engine) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission. [1913 Webster]
- Geographical distribution, the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts.
- Syn: Apportionments; allotment; dispensation; disposal; dispersion; classification; arrangement. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'distribution'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- administration,
- allocation,
- allotment,
- apportionment,
- arrangement,
- array,
- arraying,
- assignment,
- attenuation,
- broadcast,
- broadcasting,
- cataloguing,
- circulation,
- circumfusion,
- classification,
- codification,
- collation,
- collocation,
- constitution,
- deployment,
- diffraction,
- diffusion,
- dilution,
- disbursal,
- disbursement,
- dispensation,
- dispersal,
- dispersion,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- dissemination,
- dissipation,
- divergence,
- division,
- dole,
- doling,
- doling out,
- evaporation,
- expansion,
- form,
- formation,
- formulation,
- fragmentation,
- giving out,
- grouping,
- issuance,
- marshaling,
- order,
- ordering,
- passing around,
- paying out,
- peppering,
- placement,
- propagation,
- publication,
- radiation,
- regimentation,
- scattering,
- scatterment,
- sequence,
- sharing,
- shotgun pattern,
- sowing,
- spattering,
- splay,
- spread,
- spreading,
- sprinkling,
- strewing,
- structuring,
- syntax,
- volatilization
Words containing 'Distribution'
- Distributable,
- Distribute,
- Distributed,
- Distributer,
- Distributing,
- Distributional,
- Distributive,
- Distributively,
- Distributiveness,
- Distributive operation,
- Distributive proportion,
- Geographical distribution,
- bernoulli distribution,
- binomial distribution,
- complementary distribution,
- distributed fire,
- distribution agreement,
- distribution channel,
- distribution cost,
- distribution law,
- distribution list,
- distributive faults,
- distributive shock,
- frequency distribution,
- gaussian distribution,
- normal distribution,
- poisson distribution,
- sample distribution,
- statistical distribution,
- widely distributed,
- Distributing past office,
- boltzmann distribution law,
- distributed data processing,
- distribution free statistic,
- maxwell-boltzmann distribution law