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Meaning of distribution

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  distribution
      n 1: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing
           their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn:
           {distribution}, {statistical distribution}]
      2: the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about
         over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution";
         "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary
         distribution" [syn: {distribution}, {dispersion}] [ant:
         {compactness}, {concentration}, {denseness}, {density},
         {tightness}]
      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 : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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