NOUN | cognition | distribution, statistical distribution | (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence |
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attribute | distribution, dispersion | the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume | |
act | distribution | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning | |
act | distribution | the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer |
Sounds | dih.strahbyuw'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | dispersion | |
Narrower | 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 / 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 | |
Broader | spacing, spatial arrangement | The property possessed by an array of things that have space between them |
Opposite | concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness | The spatial property of being crowded together |
Spanish | dispersión, distribución, ubicación | |
Catalan | ubicació | |
Adjectives | distributional | of or relating to spatial distribution |
Meaning | The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning. | |
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Narrower | allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation | The act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning |
assignment, assigning | The act of distributing something to designated / designated places or persons | |
deal | The act of distributing playing cards | |
dispensation | The act of dispensing / dispensing (giving out in portions) | |
redistribution | Distributing again | |
revenue sharing | Distribution of part of the federal tax income to states and municipalities | |
sharing, share-out | A distribution in shares | |
Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
Spanish | dispersión, distribución | |
Catalan | dispersió, distribució | |
Verbs | distribute | distribute or disperse widely |
distribute | administer or bestow, as in small portions |
Meaning | The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer. | |
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Part of | marketing | The commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service |
Broader | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Spanish | distribución | |
Catalan | distribució | |
Verbs | distribute | make available |
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