dis|tri|bu|tion

dis|tri|bu|tion: dis|tri|bu|tion «_DIHS truh BYOO shuhn», noun.

1. the act of distributing: »After the contest the distribution of prizes to the winners took place.

2. the way of being distributed: »If some get more than others, there is an uneven distribution. Great changes…in the distribution of land and water have undoubtedly caused great alterations in the climates of the world in the past million years (Thomas A. Blair).

3. a thing distributed: »The food distribution fell short of the agency's expectations and had to be supplemented.

4. the distributing to consumers of goods grown or made by producers.

5. the area over which a particular thing is spread: »the distribution of a species of animal.

6. division and arrangement; classification.

7. Statistics. a systematic arrangement of numerical data.

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dis|tri|bu|tion|al — «DIHS truh BYOO shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with distribution … Useful english dictionary
mal|dis|tri|bu|tion — «MAL dihs truh BYOO shuhn», noun. improper or ineffective arrangement or apportionment: »Overproduction plus maldistribution equals bootlegging (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
re|dis|tri|bu|tion|al — «REE dihs truh BYOO shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with redistribution … Useful english dictionary
re|dis|tri|bu|tion — «REE dihs truh BYOO shuhn», noun. a distribution made again or anew: »The first and most popular measure in an agrarian society usually calls for the expropriation and redistribution of land (Preston E. James) … Useful english dictionary
t-dis|tri|bu|tion — «TEE DIHS truh BYOO shuhn», noun. = Student s distribution. (Cf. ↑Student s distribution) … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
dis|e|lec|tri|fi|ca|tion — «DIHS ih LEHK truh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of diselectrifying … Useful english dictionary
distribution — dis·tri·bu·tion … English syllables
distributional — dis·tri·bu·tion·al … English syllables

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