distribution

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin distributio, from distribuere 'to distribute', itself from dis- 'apart' + tribuere 'to ' (from tribus).

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• IPA: /ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/, SAMPA: /%dIstr\@"bju:S@n/
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[edit] Noun

distribution (plural distributions)

1. An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
2. An apportionment by law (of funds, property).
3. (business, marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.
4. The frequency of occurrence or extent of existence.
5. Anything distributed; portion; share
6. The result of distributing; arrangement.
7. (mathematics, statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval.
8. (computing) A set of bundled software components; distro.
9. (economics) The apportionment of income or wealth in a population.

   The wealth distribution became extremely skewed in the kleptocracy.

10. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (finance) The action of experienced investors selling an asset to inexperienced investors at a high price.
11. (finance) The process or result of the sale of securities, especially their placement among investors with long-term investment strategies.

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• distributee
• distributive
• distributor

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[edit] Etymology

From Classical Latin distributio, from distribuere 'to distribute', itself from dis- 'apart' + tribuere 'to ' (from tribus).

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distribution f. (plural distributions)

1. A distribution
2. A physical arrangement, spacing

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• distribuable
• distribuer
• distributaire m.
• distributeur m.
• distributif
• distributivement

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Inflection for distribution	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	distribution	distributionen	distributioner	distributionerna
Genitive	distributions	distributionens	distributioners	distributionernas

[edit] Noun

distribution c.

1. (mathematics) A distribution, generalized function
2. (statistics) A distribution

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statistics

• fördelning