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distributions

distributions is the plural of distribution.

Meaning of distribution

Noun

distribution (countable and uncountable, plural distributions)

  1. An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
  2. An apportionment by law (of funds, property).
  3. The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.
  4. Anything distributed; portion; share.
    • December 6, 1709, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the sons of the clergy at their anniversary-meeting in the Church of St. Paul
      our charitable distributions
  5. The result of distributing; arrangement.
    • A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.2023 September 26, Hafsa Khalil, “Electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2024
  6. The total number of something sold or delivered to the clients.
    • The distribution of my little rock magazine is about 3,000.

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Phrases with distributions

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Questions about distributions

What is distributions the plural of?
Distributions is the plural of distribution.

Words near distributions in the dictionary

  1. distributional–relational databases
  2. distributionism
  3. distributionist
  4. distributionists
  5. distributionless
  6. distributions
  7. distributism
  8. distributist
  9. distributists
  10. distributive
  11. distributive case

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