noun
distribution
dihst-ruh-BYOO-shuhn
noun
1
The act of spreading or handing something out.
"The charity is in charge of food distribution in the region."
2
The process of getting goods from a maker to the people who buy them.
"The film got a limited theatrical distribution."
3
In statistics, the pattern showing how spread out or common different values are.
"The test scores followed a normal distribution."
How to Use Distribution
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow something is spread out or shared — whether goods, wealth, or data.
Common pairings
distribution channel
wealth distribution
normal distribution
Word Forms
distributions plural
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Etymology
From Latin distributio, "a dividing up," from the same root as distribute.