distribution

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The way something is spread out or arranged over an area or group.

   The map shows the distribution of rainfall across the country.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of supplying goods to shops and customers.

   The company handles the distribution of its products to thousands of stores.

3. 3
   noun

   The way money or wealth is shared among the people in a society.

   The unequal distribution of wealth is a major political issue.

4. 4
   noun

   In statistics, the pattern showing how likely a variable is to take different values.

   The graph shows a normal distribution of test scores.

From Old French, from Latin distributio, from distribuere 'to distribute', itself from dis- 'apart' + tribuere 'to' (from tribus). By surface analysis, distribute + -ion.

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