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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•tri•bu•tion /ˌdɪstrəˈbyuʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [countable* usually singular] an act or instance of distributing:a more equitable distribution of wealth among rich and poor nations.
selling or supplying of merchandise in an area:[uncountable]in charge of distribution of goods for the region. arrangement; grouping:[uncountable]the distribution of schools in different neighborhoods. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•tri•bu•tion (dis′trə byo̅o̅′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of distributing.
- the state or manner of being distributed.
- Philosophyarrangement;
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.
- Games(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.
- [Econ.]
- 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.
- Statisticsa set of values or measurements of a set of elements, each measurement being associated with an element.
- Mathematicsa generalized function used esp. in solving differential equations.
- Latin distribūtiōn- (stem of distribūtiō). See distribute, -ion
- Anglo-French)
- late Middle English (1375–1425
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