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Distribution meaning

What does “distribution” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“distribution” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence.

distribution

noun

  1. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

    Synonymsstatistical distribution

  2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

    “worldwide in distribution”

    “the distribution of nerve fibers”

    Synonymsdispersion
    Oppositesconcentration

  3. the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

  4. the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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