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distribution
noun dis·tri·bu·tion \ˌdis-trə-ˈbyü-shən\
: the act of giving or delivering something to people
: the act of delivering something to a store or business
: the way that something is divided or spread out
Full Definition of DISTRIBUTION
1
a : the act or process of distributing b : the apportionment by a court of the personal property of an intestate
2
a : the position, arrangement, or frequency of occurrence (as of the members of a group) over an area or throughout a space or unit of time b : the natural geographic range of an organism
3
a : something distributed: as (1) : a sum of money withdrawn from a fund (as a retirement fund) and given to the beneficiary or holder of the fund (2) : dividend 1a b (1) : frequency distribution (2) : probability function (3) : probability density function 2
4
: the pattern of branching and termination of a ramifying structure (as a nerve)
5
: the marketing or merchandising of commodities
— dis·tri·bu·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
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First Known Use of DISTRIBUTION
14th century
Related to DISTRIBUTION
- Synonyms
- admeasurement, allocation, allotment, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, division, issuance
Rhymes with DISTRIBUTION
absolution, allocution, attribution, comminution, consecution, constitution, contribution, convolution, destitution, dissolution, elocution, evolution, execution, exsolution, institution, involution, persecution, prosecution, prostitution, resolution, restitution, retribution, revolution, Rosicrucian, substitution
DISTRIBUTION Defined for Kids
distribution
noun dis·tri·bu·tion \ˌdi-strə-ˈbyü-shən\
Definition of DISTRIBUTION for Kids
1
: the act of giving out or delivering to
2
: the way things are divided or spread out <She studies the distribution of wildcats in the area.>
3
: something given out or delivered to or divided among
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distribution
noun dis·tri·bu·tion \ˌdis-trə-ˈbyü-shən\
Medical Definition of DISTRIBUTION
: the pattern of branching and termination of a ramifying anatomical structure (as a nerve or artery)
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