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Dictionary definition · distribution

noun

  1. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
  2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume"worldwide in distribution"
  3. the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
  4. the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).