distribution

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
  2. noun the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
  3. noun the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin distributio, from distribuere 'to distribute', itself from dis- 'apart' + tribuere 'to' (from tribus). By surface analysis, distribute + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

statistical distribution

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
arrangement
Narrower (hyponyms)
binomial distribution, frequency distribution, equidistribution, poisson distribution, sample distribution, normal distribution

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