What is the meaning of distribution?

noun

  • Statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence.
  • The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume.
    • usage: "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"
  • The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning.
  • The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer. .
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