distribution

[ dis-truh-byoo-shuh n ]

/ ˌdɪs trəˈbyu ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of distributing.

the state or manner of being distributed.

arrangement; classification.

something that is distributed.

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?

placement, location, arrangement, or disposition: The distribution of our troops is a military secret.

apportionment: The court decided the distribution of the property among the heirs.

the delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients, as mail or newspapers.

the total number of an item delivered, sold, or given out: The distribution of our school paper is now 800.

the marketing, transporting, merchandising, and selling of any item.

(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.

Economics.

the division of the aggregate income of any society among its members, or among the factors of production.
the system of dispersing goods throughout a community.

Statistics. a set of values or measurements of a set of elements, each measurement being associated with an element.

Mathematics. a generalized function used especially in solving differential equations.

Origin of distribution

1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin distribūtiōn- (stem of distribūtiō). See distribute, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM distribution

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 pro·dis·tri·bu·tion, adjective su·per·dis·tri·bu·tion, noun

Words nearby distribution

distributed practice, distributed systems, distributed term, distributee, distributer, distribution, distribution channel, distribution curve, distribution function, distributism, distributive

Example sentences from the Web for distribution

But Casa Bruja remains the only independent brewer in Panama with a bottling and distribution plan.

House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama |Jeff Campagna |November 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the 20th century, interstate highways provided the distribution networks for big-box retailers like Walmart.

Electricity Superhighway | |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Despite Western efforts, distribution of ISIS propaganda is as strong as it has ever been.

ISIS Is Winning the Online Jihad Against the West |Ali Fisher, Nico Prucha |October 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He shifts the lens from overall wealth (how big is the pie) to distribution (how big are the pieces).

How to Think About Economic Inequality After Thomas Piketty |Jedediah Purdy |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

It all comes down to MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and its two forms of distribution: Molly and Ecstasy.

Miley, Molly, and Your Teen’s Mind |Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad |May 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These conditions must increase the earth's equatorial bulge and thereby cause changes in the distribution of land and water.

Climatic Changes |Ellsworth Huntington
When these delicacies had lost their relish—και ἑξ ἑρον ἑντο—the time was come for making a distribution of our personal effects.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 405, July 1849 |Various
Stacked against the outside wall were hundreds of freshly printed newspapers ready for distribution.

Swamp Island |Mildred A. Wirt
Shortly afterwards he was implicated in the distribution of seditious literature and exiled from Tuscany for a year.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 |Various
The distribution of the treasury surplus to the States precipitated the crash.

Martin Van Buren |Edward M. Shepard

British Dictionary definitions for distribution

distribution

/ (ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən) /

noun

the act of distributing or the state or manner of being distributed

a thing or portion distributed

arrangement or location

commerce the process of physically satisfying the demand for goods and services

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)

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

law the apportioning of the estate of a deceased intestate among the persons entitled to share in it

law the lawful division of the assets of a bankrupt among his creditors

finance

the division of part of a company's profit as a dividend to its shareholders
the amount paid by dividend in a particular distribution

engineering the way in which the fuel-air mixture is supplied to each cylinder of a multicylinder internal-combustion engine

Derived forms of distribution

distributional, adjective

Medical definitions for distribution

distribution

[ dĭs′trə-byōō′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.

Other words from distribution

dis′tri•bu′tion•al adj.

Cultural definitions for distribution

distribution

The process of marketing and merchandising goods. Also, the way in which wealth or goods or services are allotted, as in the distribution of wealth.

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