distribution

distribution
noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or process of distributing b. the apportionment by a court of the personal property of an intestate 2. 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 b. the natural geographic range of an organism 3. a. something distributed: as (1) a sum of money withdrawn from a fund (as a retirement fund) and given to the beneficiary or holder of the fund (2) dividend 1a b. (1) frequency distribution (2) probability function (3) probability density function 2 4. the pattern of branching and termination of a ramifying structure (as a nerve) 5. the marketing or merchandising of commodities • distributional adjective

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  • distribution — [ distribysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. distributio ♦ Action de distribuer; son résultat. ⇒ partage, répartition. 1 ♦ Répartition à des personnes. Distribution de vivres, de médicaments. Distribution de prospectus, d objets publicitaires. ⇒ diffusion …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • distribution — dis·tri·bu·tion /ˌdis trə byü shən/ n 1: the act or process of distributing: as a: the apportionment by a court of the property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute compare descent, devise …   Law dictionary

  • distribution — DISTRIBUTION. s. f. L action de distribuer, ou l effet de cette action. Distribution du butin, Faire la distribution des procès. Distribution de deniers. Distribution des prix, Faire un état de distribution. f♛/b] On appelle en termes de Pratique …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Distribution — Dis tri*bu tion, n. [L. distributio: cf. F. distribution.] 1. The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distribution — Payments in a bankruptcy case, generally made after confirmation of a plan in a Chapter 11 filing or approval of the trustee s accounting in a Chapter 7 filing. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) United Glossary of Bankruptcy… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • Distribution — (vom latein. distribuere, distribuiren, vertheilen), jede Art von Vertheilung, Aus und Eintheilung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Distribution — Distribution,die:⇨Verteilung(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • distribution — noun 1 way sth is shared or exists over an area ADJECTIVE ▪ egalitarian, equitable, fair ▪ to ensure a fair distribution of wealth ▪ inequitable, unfair ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • Distribution — Contents 1 In mathematics, science, and technology 1.1 In mathematics 1.2 In science …   Wikipedia

  • Distribution — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Distribution », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) La distribution désigne l action de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • DISTRIBUTION — s. f. Action de distribuer, ou Le résultat de cette action. Distribution de vivres. Distribution du butin. Distribution des rôles d une pièce de théâtre. Distribution du travail, des travaux. Distribution de deniers. Distribution des prix. La… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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