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Noun distribution has 4 senses

distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
--₁ is a kind of arrangement, organization, organisation, system
--₁ has particulars:
equidsitribution; frequency distribution; normal distribution, Gaussian distribution; Poisson distribution; sample distribution, sample, sampling; binomial distribution, Bernoulli distribution
distribution, dispersion - the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
--₂ is a kind of spacing, spatial arrangement
Antonyms: concentration, density, denseness, compactness
--₂ has particulars:
complementary distribution, complementation; diaspora; dissemination, diffusion; innervation; scatter, spread
distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
--₃ is a kind of act, human action, human activity
--₃ has particulars:
assignment, assigning; redistribution; dispensation; allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation; deal; revenue sharing; sharing, share-out

Derived forms: verb distribute₁, verb distribute₂
distribution - the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
--₄ is a kind of commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
--₄ is a part of marketing
Derived form: verb distribute₃