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noun
- 1. the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients: "the government released about 74,000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the cyclone" Similar Opposite
- 2. the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area: "changes undergone by the area have affected the distribution of its wildlife" Similar
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the act of dividing something among people, or spreading or supplying something: The bill would prohibit the sale and distribution of firearms. Distribution is also the position or arrangement of something in space or time, or among a group of people: a very substantial upward distribution of wealth in society.
the act of dividing something among people, or spreading or supplying something: The bill would prohibit the sale and distribution of firearms. Distribution is also the position or arrangement of something in space or time, or among a group of people: a very substantial upward distribution of wealth in society.
noun. the act of distributing or the state or manner of being distributed. a thing or portion distributed. arrangement or location. commerce the process of physically satisfying the demand for goods and services.
The distribution of something is how much of it there is in each place or at each time, or how much of it each person has.
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. the distribution of the country's population. biology : the natural geographic range of an organism. 3. a. : something distributed. charitable distributions. : such as. (1)
Definition of distribution noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
distribution. ( ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən) n. 1. the act of distributing or the state or manner of being distributed. 2. a thing or portion distributed. 3. arrangement or location. 4. (Commerce) commerce the process of physically satisfying the demand for goods and services. 5.