distribution
part of speech
noun (distribution, distributions)
meaning for a pupil
1) Distribution is the act of giving or sharing things out among people or places. tree →
2) Distribution is the way something is spread out or arranged over an area or a group. tree →
3) (maths and statistics) A distribution shows how often each value or result happens in a set of data. tree →
4) In business, distribution is getting goods from factories to shops. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths and statistics lessons, a distribution of data can be shown in a tally chart, bar chart or graph. In science, the distribution of animals or plants shows where they live. In everyday life, the distribution of food, prizes or leaflets is sharing them out. Phrases: equal distribution, food distribution, distribution of wealth.
examples
- Distribution was delayed unril this year (1922) by a supplement aiming at a solution of the Pythagorean philosophy. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- The teacher organised the distribution of books to every pupil. tree →
- The distribution of penguins is mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. tree →
- The bar chart shows the distribution of marks in the test. tree →
- The distribution of food after the flood took three days. tree →
- An equal distribution of 30 sweets among 6 children gives each 5. tree →
- The company handles the distribution of toys to shops. tree →
- The map shows the distribution of rain across the country. tree →
- "No," said the fence-rail, who had been a witness at the distribution of prizes; "there should be some consideration for industry and perseverance. tree →
note
Usually uncountable for the act of sharing out, countable for statistical sets. Verb: distribute (dis-TRIB-ute). In maths: an equal distribution means divide (30 ÷ 6 = 5); a «normal distribution» is a bell-shaped curve in statistics.
Trees and pragmatics
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