distribution
noun
1 distribution
statistics An arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence.
synonym: statistical distribution.
Roget 60: arrangement; plan etc. 626; preparation etc. 673; disposal, disposition; collocation, allocation; distribution; sorting etc. ... show more
Roget 786: apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment; appropriation; dispensation, distribution; division, deal; repartition, partition; administration. dividend, ... show more
Dutch: opdeling, distributie, verdeling, spreiding, verspreiding, uitdeling
Polish: rozkład
2 distribution
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.
synonym: dispersion.
Roget 73: dispersion; disjunction etc. 44; divergence etc. 291; aspersion; scattering etc. v.; dissemination, diffusion, dissipation, ... show more
3 distribution
The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning.
Dutch: distributie, verbreiding, verspreiding
Polish: alokacja, repartycja, rozdział, dystrybucja
4 distribution
The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer.
Dutch: verdeling, logistiek, distributie, verspreiding
Moby thesaurus: administration, allocation, allotment, apportionment, arrangement, array, arraying, assignment, attenuation, broadcast, broadcasting, cataloguing, circulation, circumfusion, classification, codification, collation, collocation, constitution, deployment ... show more.
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