The distribution of things involves giving or delivering them to a number of people or places.
...the council which controls the distribution of foreign aid. [+ of]
He admitted there had been distribution problems.
...emergency food distribution.
Synonyms: delivery, mailing, transport, transportation More Synonyms of distribution
2. variable noun
The distribution of something is how much of it there is in each place or at each time, or how muchof it each person has.
...a more equitable distribution of wealth. [+ of]
...the geographical distribution of parasitic diseases such as malaria.
Synonyms: sharing, division, assignment, rationing More Synonyms of distribution
3. uncountable noun
Film distribution involves deciding which cinemas a particular film is shown in.
...a film-distribution company.
More Synonyms of distribution
distribution in British English
(ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən)
noun
1.
the act of distributing or the state or manner of being distributed
2.
a thing or portion distributed
3.
arrangement or location
4. business
the process of physically satisfying the demand for goods and services
5. economics
the division of the total income of a community among its members, esp between labour incomes (wages and salaries) and property incomes (rents, interest, and dividends)
6. statistics
the set of possible values of a random variable, or points in a sample space, considered in terms of new theoretical or observed frequency
a normal distribution
7. law
the apportioning of the estate of a deceased intestate among the persons entitled to share in it
8. law
the lawful division of the assets of a bankrupt among his or her creditors
9. finance
a.
the division of part of a company's profit as a dividend to its shareholders
b.
the amount paid by dividend in a particular distribution
10. engineering
the way in which the fuel-air mixture is supplied to each cylinder of a multicylinder internal-combustion engine
Derived forms
distributional (ˌdistriˈbutional)
adjective
distribution in American English
(ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuʃən)
noun
1.
a distributing or being distributed
; specif.,
a.
apportionment by law (of funds, property, etc.)
b.
the process by which commodities get to final consumers, including storing, selling, shipping, and advertising
c.
frequency of occurrence or extent of existence
2.
anything distributed; portion; share
3.
the result of distributing; arrangement
4. Statistics
the relative arrangement of the elements of a statistical population based on some criterion, as frequency, time, or location
Derived forms
distributional (ˌdistriˈbutional)
adjective
Word origin
ME distribucioun < L distributio
distribution in Finance
(dɪstrɪbyuʃən)
noun
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
A distribution is an amount that is paid to stockholders or investors.
These funds claim to pay out annual distributions of more than 11 percent.
From the proceeds, the company said it will declare a distribution of $7.50 a share to its shareholders.
A distribution is an amount that is paid to stockholders or investors.
distribution in Retail
(dɪstrɪbyuʃən)
noun
(Retail: Distribution)
A business, or part of a business, involved in distribution is concerned with moving goods to where they are needed.
The regional distribution centers are usually located away from urban areas, but always near a major road tofacilitate transporting the merchandise to the individual stores.
The order is completed by the manager, transmitted to the relevant distribution center, and picked up from dispatch the next day.
A business, or part of a business, involved in distribution is concerned with moving goods to where they are needed.
distributor
COBUILD Collocations
distribution
unequal distribution
Examples of 'distribution' in a sentence
distribution
Those who worked in food distribution were therefore outrageously well fed.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Men and women doing the same job in our distribution centres are paid the same.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These are not the poorest but also not in the top half of the income distribution.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We know some other rather important things about what has been happening to incomes and their distribution over recent years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
National Grid is already selling off its gas distribution business.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It also invests in those involved in the processing, production and distribution of food.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I work in a distribution centre for an online shop.
The Sun (2016)
In turn the eels' decline is blamed on changes in the distribution of plankton as a result of warmer seas.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It supplies medicines and medical equipment to oil rigs and the shipping industry, and has a wholesale and distribution business.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The group's third-quarter trading last year was hit by disruption as two new distribution centres began operations.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We have a rather arbitrary form of wealth distribution.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The sale allows management to focus on its core distribution business and possibly some acquisitions.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
People queued down the street outside a food distribution centre yesterday.
The Sun (2011)
If the trial produced a normal curve of distribution then the test was declared valid.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The cold snap boosted profits from gas distribution.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The answer depends on how the new information about the wage offer distribution changes your reservation wage.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
This affected the geographical distribution of women in the sector.
Shubert, Adrian A Social History of Modern Spain (1991)
They recognized that this result was optimal if one accepted the existing distribution of income.
Hunt, E. K. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995)
These allow investors to pool money to profit from film distribution rights.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That end is not served if the distribution of wealth is hugely unequal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The distribution business is still performing in line with expectations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Capital paid out is not considered repayment but a distribution of profits and taxed accordingly.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
He then compared this with the geographical distribution of selenium.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
The first such issue is the effect of income distribution on slower than historically average economic growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The present food production and distribution system has evolved along relatively consistent lines over the last few decades.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
Adding on space to an existing room can mean a change in the distribution and intensity of the light inside.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That the banks have reached a more equitable distribution between their employees and shareholders has shown up in better than expected results.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The company has invested 200 million in a new distribution centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He recalls trying to get a large American distribution company involved with funding the movie.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Although we've now got the help of a distribution company.
The Sun (2006)
Read Chapter 7 on the normal distribution.
Christianity Today (2000)
He conceded that it was difficult to secure distribution arrangements in the US, because there was so much choice available in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
distribution
British English: distribution NOUN
The distribution of things involves giving or delivering them to a number of people or places.
...the council which controls the distribution of foreign aid.
American English: distribution
Brazilian Portuguese: distribuição
Chinese: 分发
European Spanish: distribución
French: distribution
German: Verteilung
Italian: distribuzione
Japanese: 配布
Korean: 배급
European Portuguese: distribuição
Latin American Spanish: distribución
All related terms of 'distribution'
F distribution
a continuous distribution obtained from the ratio of two chi-square distributions and used esp to test the equality of the variances of two normally distributed variances
t distribution
a statistic often used to test the hypothesis that a random sample of normally distributed observations has a given mean, μ; given by t = ( ̄ x – μ) √n/s where ̄x is the mean of the sample, s is its standard deviation , and n is the size of the sample
distribution class
→ UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
distribution cost
a cost incurred by a distributor or in the distribution of something
distribution curve
the curve or line of a graph in which cumulative frequencies are plotted as ordinates and values of the variate as abscissas
distribution line
A distribution line is a line or system for distributing power from a transmission system to a consumer that operates at less than 69,000 volts .
distribution ratio
the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
gamma distribution
a continuous two-parameter distribution from which the chi-square and exponential distributions are derived , written Gamma (α. β), where α and β are greater than zero , and defined in terms of the gamma function
bimodal distribution
a frequency distribution with two modes
binomial distribution
a statistical distribution giving the probability of obtaining a specified number of successes in a specified number of independent trials of an experiment with a constant probability of success in each. Symbol : Bi ( n, p ), where n is the number of trials and p the probability of success in each
distribution channel
the network of organizations, including manufacturers , wholesalers, and retailers, that distributes goods or services to consumers
distribution function
a function defined on the sample space of a distribution and taking as its value at each point the probability that the random variable has that value or less. The function F ( x ) = P ( X ≤ x ) where X is the random variable, which is the sum or integral of the probability density function of the distribution
distribution network
A particular network is a system of things which are connected and which operate together. For example , a computer network consists of a number of computers that are part of the same system.
distribution system
The distribution system is the part of an electric system after the transmission system that is dedicated to delivering electric energy to an end user .
frequency distribution
the function of the distribution of a sample corresponding to the probability density function of the underlying population and tending to it as the sample size increases, the set of relative frequencies of sample points falling within given intervals of the range of the random variable
Gaussian distribution
a continuous distribution of a random variable with its mean, median , and mode equal, the probability density function of which is given by ( exp- [( x –μ) 2 /2σ 2 ]/σ√(2π)) where μ is the mean and σ 2 the variance
geometric distribution
the distribution of the number, x , of independent trials required to obtain a first success : where the probability in each is p , the probability that x = r is p ( 1-p ) r–1 , where r = 1, 2, 3, …, with mean 1/p
normal distribution
a continuous distribution of a random variable with its mean, median , and mode equal, the probability density function of which is given by ( exp- [( x –μ) 2 /2σ 2 ]/σ√(2π)) where μ is the mean and σ 2 the variance
Poisson distribution
a distribution that represents the number of events occurring randomly in a fixed time at an average rate λ ; symbol P 0 ( λ ). For large n and small p with np = λ it approximates to the binomial distribution Bi ( n,p )
unequal distribution
The distribution of things involves giving or delivering them to a number of people or places.
complementary distribution
a relation such that the members of a pair or set of phones , morphs, or other linguistic units have no environment in common, as aspirated “ p ” and unaspirated “p” in English, the first occurring only in positions where the second does not
exponential distribution
a continuous single-parameter distribution used esp when making statements about the length of life of certain materials or waiting times between randomly occurring events. Its density function is p ( x ) = λe –λx for positive λ and nonnegative x , and it is a special case of the gamma distribution
percentage distribution
a frequency distribution is which individual frequencies are shown as a percentage of the total frequencies
chi-square distribution
a continuous single-parameter distribution derived as a special case of the gamma distribution and used esp to measure goodness of fit and to test hypotheses and obtain confidence intervals for the variance of a normally distributed variable
hypergeometric distribution
a system of probabilities associated with finding a specified number of elements , as 5 white balls , from a given number of elements, as 10 balls, chosen from a set containing 2 kinds of elements of known quantity , as 15 white balls and 20 black balls
Student's t distribution
a bell-shaped probability distribution that is flatter or more stretched out than the normal distribution
volume of distribution
A volume of distribution is the hypothetical volume of body fluid that would be required to dissolve the amount of drug needed to achieve the same concentration in the blood.
standard normal distribution
a normal distribution with mean zero and variance 1, with probability density function [exp(– 1 ⁄ 2 x 2 )]/√2π
community antenna distribution
transmission of television signals by cable
cumulative distribution function
a function defined on the sample space of a distribution and taking as its value at each point the probability that the random variable has that value or less. The function F ( x ) = P ( X ≤ x ) where X is the random variable, which is the sum or integral of the probability density function of the distribution
cdf
cumulative distribution function
Hardy-Weinberg law
a principle stating that in an infinitely large, randomly mating population in which selection , migration , and mutation do not occur, the frequencies of alleles and genotypes do not change from generation to generation
Chinese translation of 'distribution'
distribution
(dɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən)
n
(u)[of food, supplies, newspaper]分发(發) (fēnfā)
(c/u)[of resources, wealth, power]分布(佈) (fēnbù)
(u)[of films]发(發)行 (fāxíng)
1 (noun)
Definition
the delivering of leaflets, mail, etc., to individual people or organizations
He admitted there had been problems with distribution.
Synonyms
delivery
the delivery of goods and resources
mailing
transport
Safety rules had been breached during transport of radioactive fuel.
transportation
handling
2 (noun)
Definition
the sharing out of something among a particular group
a more equitable distribution of wealth
Synonyms
sharing
division
the division of labour between workers and management
assignment
The state prohibited the assignment of licences to competitors.
rationing
allocation
Town planning and land allocation had to be co-ordinated.
partition
allotment
His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
dispensation
the dispensation of justice
apportionment
the apportionment of resources
3 (noun)
There will be a widespread distribution of leaflets.
Synonyms
spreading
circulation
measures inhibiting the circulation of useful information
diffusion
the development and diffusion of ideas
scattering
propagation
working towards the propagation of true Buddhism
dissemination
the dissemination of scientific ideas
dispersal
the plants' mechanisms of dispersal of their spores
dispersion
4 (noun)
Definition
the arrangement or spread of anything over an area, space, or period of time
those who control the distribution of jobs
Synonyms
spread
organization
the internal organization of the department
arrangement
an imaginative flower arrangement
location
placement
The treatment involves the placement of electrodes in the inner ear.
disposition (archaic)
the disposition of walls and entrances
Additional synonyms
in the sense of allocation
Town planning and land allocation had to be co-ordinated.
Synonyms
assignment,
allowance,
rationing,
allotment,
apportionment,
appropriation
in the sense of allotment
His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.