distribution
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (4)
- (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrenceSynonyms: statistical distributionType of arrangement, organizationKinds sample distribution, binomial distribution, normal distribution, equidistribution, Poisson distribution, frequency 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”Synonyms: dispersionType of spacing, spatial arrangementKinds scatter, dissemination, diaspora, complementary distribution, innervation
- the act of distributing or spreading or apportioningType of act, deedKinds assignment, allotment, dispensation, sharing, deal, revenue sharing, redistribution
- the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumerType of commerce, commercialismPart of marketing
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Translations
Noun act of distribution or being distributed
- Spanish
- distribución
- French
- distribution
- German
- Verteilung
- Italian
- distribuzione
- Portuguese
- distribuição
- Russian
- распростране́ние rasprostranénije
- Arabic
- تَوْزِيع tawzīʕ
- Chinese
- 分配 fēnpèi
- Japanese
- 配布 haifu
- Dutch
- distributie
17 more languages
- Polish
- dystrybucja
- Swedish
- distribution
- Greek
- διανομή dianomí
- Korean
- 분포 bunpo
- Hungarian
- forgalmazás
- Portuguese (PT)
- distribuição
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 分佈 fēnbù
- Catalan
- distribució
- Czech
- distribuce
- Danish
- fordeling
- Esperanto
- distribuado
- Finnish
- jako
- Hebrew
- הֲפָצָה hafatsá
- Norwegian
- distribusjon
- Romanian
- distribuire
- Scottish Gaelic
- sgaoileadh
- Swahili
- usambazaji
Noun probability distribution (statistics)
- Spanish
- distribución
- French
- distribution
- German
- Verteilung
- Italian
- distribuzione
- Portuguese
- distribuição
- Russian
- распределе́ние raspredelénije
- Arabic
- تَوْزِيع tawzīʕ
- Chinese
- 分布 fēnbù
- Japanese
- 分布 bunpu
- Dutch
- distributie
17 more languages
- Swedish
- fördelning
- Greek
- κατανομή katanomí
- Korean
- 분포 bunpo
- Indonesian
- sebaran
- Hungarian
- eloszlás
- Portuguese (PT)
- distribuição
- Catalan
- distribució
- Czech
- rozdělení
- Danish
- fordeling
- Esperanto
- distribuo
- Finnish
- jakauma
- Hebrew
- תְּפוּצָה tfutsá
- Icelandic
- dreifing
- Malagasy
- fizarana
- Norwegian
- fordeling
- Romanian
- distribuire
- Scottish Gaelic
- sgaoileadh
Noun process by which goods get to final consumers
- German
- Vertrieb
- Portuguese
- distribuição
- Turkish
- dağıtım
- Russian
- дистрибу́ция distribúcija
- Arabic
- توزيع tawzīʕ
- Dutch
- distributie
- Polish
- dystrybucja
- Swedish
- distribution
- Greek
- διανομή dianomí
- Korean
- 유통 yutong
13 more languages
- Hungarian
- forgalmazás
- Portuguese (PT)
- distribuição
- Czech
- distribuce
- Danish
- distribution
- Esperanto
- distribuado
- Finnish
- jakelu
- Hebrew
- הֲפָצָה hafatsá
- Icelandic
- dreifing
- Norwegian
- distribusjon
- Romanian
- distribuire
- Scottish Gaelic
- sgaoileadh
- Swahili
- usambazaji
- Welsh
- dosbarthiad
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L. distributio: cf. F. distribution.
1. The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children.
The phenomena of geological distribution are exactly analogous to those of geography.— Alfred Russell Wallace
2. Separation into parts or classes; arrangement of anything into parts; disposition; classification.
3. That which is distributed. “Our charitable distributions.” Francis Atterbury
4. Logic A resolving a whole into its parts.
5. Printing The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.
6. Steam Engine The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.
Geographical distribution, the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts.
Synonyms: Apportionments; allotment; dispensation; disposal; dispersion; classification; arrangement.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
1.<software> A software source tree packaged for distribution; but see kit.
2.<messaging> A vague term encompassing mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups (but not BBS fora); any topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients.
3.<messaging> An information-space domain (usually loosely correlated with geography) to which propagation of a Usenet message is restricted; a much-underused feature. [Jargon File]
The Jargon File
1.A software source tree packaged for distribution; but see kit. Since about 1996 unqualified use of this term often implies ‘Linux distribution’. The short form distro is often used for this sense.
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.