Distribution - Definition
distribution
n 1: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing
their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn:
distribution, statistical distribution]
2: the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about
over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution";
"the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary
distribution" [syn: distribution, dispersion] [ant:
compactness, concentration, denseness, density,
tightness]
3: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
4: the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods
from a producer to a consumer