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Distribution

Noun1.distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
organisation, organization, arrangement, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
equidsitribution - a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
frequency distribution - a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable
Gaussian distribution, normal distribution - a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
Poisson distribution - a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large
sample distribution, sampling, sample - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Bernoulli distribution, binomial distribution - a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success
2.distribution - the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
spatial arrangement, spacing - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
complementary distribution, complementation - (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
diaspora - the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
dissemination, diffusion - the property of being diffused or dispersed
innervation - the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region
scatter, spread - a haphazard distribution in all directions
compactness, concentration, denseness, density - the spatial property of being crowded together
3.distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
human action, human activity, act - something that people do or cause to happen
assigning, assignment - the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
redistribution - distributing again; "the revolution resulted in a redistribution of wealth"
dispensation - the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
deal - the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
revenue sharing - distribution of part of the federal tax income to states and municipalities
share-out, sharing - a distribution in shares
4.distribution - the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"

 

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