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distribution
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distribution
n.
act of distributing or portioning something out; particular group to which something is distributed (e.g. a newspaper or magazine); allotment; systematic division of items into parts; (Statistics) probability or frequency with which items are distributed into various groups
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Distribution
In mathematics, science, and technology
In mathematics
- Distribution (mathematics), generalized functions used to formulate solutions of partial differential equations
- Probability distribution, the probability of a particular values or value range of a variable
- Cumulative distribution function, in which the probability of a value is a function of that value
- Frequency distribution, a list of the values recorded in a sample
- Inner distribution and outer distribution, in coding theory
- Distribution (differential geometry), a subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold
- Distributed parameter system, systems that have an infinite-dimensional state-space
- Distribution of terms, a situation in which all members of a category are accounted for
- Distributivity, is a property of binary operations that generalises the distributive law from elementary algebra
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distribution
Noun
1. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
(synonym) statistical distribution
(hypernym) arrangement, organization, organisation, system
(hyponym) equidsitribution
(classification) statistics
2. the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
(synonym) dispersion
(antonym) concentration, density, denseness, compactness
(hypernym) spacing, spatial arrangement
(hyponym) complementary distribution, complementation
3. the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
(hypernym) act, human action, human activity
(hyponym) assignment, assigning
(derivation) distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
4. the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
(hypernym) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
(part-holonym) marketing
(derivation) distribute
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distribution
nf.
distribution, handing out, allotment, dispensation, apportionment, parceling, delivery
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distribution
n.
distribuce; výskyt
