distributions'
trəˈbyu noun
1.
an act or instance of distributing.
2.
the state or manner of being distributed.
3.
arrangement; classification.
4.
something that is distributed.
5.
the frequency of occurrence or the natural geographic range or place where any item or category of items occurs: What is the distribution of coniferous forests in the world?
6.
placement, location, arrangement, or disposition: The distribution of our troops is a military secret.
7.
apportionment: The court decided the distribution of the property among the heirs.
8.
the delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients, as mail or newspapers.
9.
the total number of an item delivered, sold, or given out: The distribution of our school paper is now 800.
10.
the marketing, transporting, merchandising, and selling of any item.
11.
(in bridge and other card games) the way in which the suits of a deck of cards are, or one specific suit is, divided or apportioned in one player's hand or among the hands of all the players: My distribution was six spades, four hearts, two clubs, and a singleton diamond.
12.
Economics.
a.
the division of the aggregate income of any society among its members, or among the factors of production.
b.
the system of dispersing goods throughout a community.
13.
Statistics. a set of values or measurements of a set of elements, each measurement being associated with an element.
14.
Mathematics. a generalized function used especially in solving differential equations.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin distribūtiōn- (stem of distribūtiō). See distribute, -ion
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin distribūtiōn- (stem of distribūtiō). See distribute, -ion
Related forms
dis·tri·bu·tion·al, adjective
mis·dis·tri·bu·tion, noun
non·dis·tri·bu·tion, noun
non·dis·tri·bu·tion·al, adjective
pre·dis·tri·bu·tion, noun
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distribution (ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of distributing or the state or manner of being distributed |
| 2. | a thing or portion distributed |
| 3. | arrangement or location |
| 4. | commerce the process of physically satisfying the demand for goods and services |
| 5. | economics the division of the total income of a community among its members, esp between labour incomes (wages and salaries) and property incomes (rents, interest, and dividends) |
| 6. | statistics the set of possible values of a random variable, or points in a sample space, considered in terms of new theoretical or observed frequency: a normal distribution |
| 7. | law the apportioning of the estate of a deceased intestate among the persons entitled to share in it |
| 8. | law the lawful division of the assets of a bankrupt among his creditors |
| 9. | finance |
| a. the division of part of a company's profit as a dividend to its shareholders | |
| b. the amount paid by dividend in a particular distribution | |
| 10. | engineering the way in which the fuel-air mixture is supplied to each cylinder of a multicylinder internal-combustion engine |
| distri'butional | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
distribution
late 14c., from L. distributionem, from distribuere "deal out in portions," from dis- "individually" + tribuere "assign, allot."
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Medical Dictionary
distribution dis·tri·bu·tion (dĭs'trə-by&oomacr;'shən)
n.
The extension of the branches of arteries or nerves to the tissues and organs.
The area in which the branches of an artery or a nerve terminate, or the area supplied by such an artery or nerve.
A set of numbers and their frequency of occurrence from measurements within a statistical population.
dis'tri·bu'tion·al adj.
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distribution
n.1. A software source tree packaged for distribution; but see kit. Since about 1996 unqualified use of this term often implies `Linux distribution'.
2. A vague term encompassing mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups (but not BBS fora); any topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients.
3. An information-space domain (usually loosely correlated with geography) to which propagation of a Usenet message is restricted; a much-underutilized feature.
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