Distribution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːstɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈiːstɚli/.

Examples

worldwide in distribution
the distribution of nerve fibers
in complementary distribution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

statistical distribution dispersion

Antonyms

concentration

Parts of Speech

noun	(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
noun	the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume “worldwide in distribution”
noun	the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
noun	the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

Word Forms

distribute

verb

administer or bestow, as in small portions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verteilung

(Statistik) eine Anordnung von Werten einer Variablen, die ihre beobachtete oder theoretische Häufigkeit des Auftretens zeigt

🇪🇸Spanish

distribución

(estadística) una disposición de valores de una variable que muestra su frecuencia de aparición observada o teórica

🇮🇹Italian

distribuzione

(statistica) una disposizione di valori di una variabile che mostra la loro frequenza osservata o teorica di occorrenza

🇳🇱Dutch

verdeling

(statistieken) een rangschikking van waarden van een variabele die de waargenomen of theoretische frequentie van voorkomen laat zien

🇵🇹Portuguese

distribuição

(estatísticas) um arranjo de valores de uma variável mostrando sua frequência de ocorrência observada ou teórica

🇷🇺Russian

распределение

(статистика) расположение значений переменной, показывающее наблюдаемую или теоретическую частоту их появления.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वितरण

(सांख्यिकी) किसी चर के मानों की एक व्यवस्था जो उनके घटित होने की देखी गई या सैद्धांतिक आवृत्ति को दर्शाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিতরণ

পরিসংখ্যান

🇮🇳Tamil

விநியோகம்

(புள்ளிவிவரங்கள்) அவற்றின் கவனிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது கோட்பாட்டு நிகழ்வின் அதிர்வெண்ணைக் காட்டும் மாறியின் மதிப்புகளின் ஏற்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

పంపిణీ

(గణాంకాలు) వాటి గమనించిన లేదా సైద్ధాంతిక పౌనఃపున్యాన్ని చూపే వేరియబుల్ యొక్క విలువల అమరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

वितरण

(सांख्यिकी) व्हेरिएबलच्या मूल्यांची मांडणी त्यांच्या निरीक्षणाची किंवा सैद्धांतिक वारंवारता दर्शविते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિતરણ

(આંકડા) ચલના મૂલ્યોની ગોઠવણી તેમની અવલોકન અથવા સૈદ્ધાંતિક ઘટનાની આવર્તન દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿತರಣೆ

(ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶಗಳು) ಅವುಗಳ ಗಮನಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೈದ್ಧಾಂತಿಕ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವಿಕೆಯ ಆವರ್ತನವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವ ವೇರಿಯಬಲ್‌ನ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിതരണം

(സ്ഥിതിവിവരക്കണക്കുകൾ) അവയുടെ നിരീക്ഷിച്ച അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സൈദ്ധാന്തിക ആവൃത്തി കാണിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വേരിയബിളിൻ്റെ മൂല്യങ്ങളുടെ ക്രമീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਡ

(ਅੰਕੜੇ) ਇੱਕ ਵੇਰੀਏਬਲ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਵਸਥਾ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ ਦੀ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਕ ਬਾਰੰਬਾਰਤਾ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقسیم

(اعداد و شمار) متغیر کی اقدار کا ایک انتظام جو ان کے مشاہدہ یا نظریاتی تعدد کو ظاہر کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分配

（统计）变量值的排列，显示其观察到的或理论的出现频率

🇯🇵Japanese

分布

(統計) 観測または理論上の出現頻度を示す変数の値の配列。

🇰🇷Korean

분포

(통계) 관찰된 또는 이론적 발생 빈도를 나타내는 변수 값의 배열

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân bổ

(thống kê) sự sắp xếp các giá trị của một biến thể hiện tần suất xuất hiện theo lý thuyết hoặc quan sát được của chúng

🇹🇭Thai

การกระจาย

(สถิติ) การจัดเรียงค่าของตัวแปรที่แสดงความถี่ของการเกิดขึ้นที่สังเกตหรือตามทฤษฎี

🇮🇩Indonesian

distribusi

(Statistik) susunan nilai suatu variabel yang menunjukkan frekuensi kejadian yang diamati atau teoritis

🇵🇭Filipino

pamamahagi

(statistics) isang pagsasaayos ng mga halaga ng isang variable na nagpapakita ng kanilang naobserbahan o teoretikal na dalas ng paglitaw

🇲🇾Malay

pengedaran

(statistik) susunan nilai pembolehubah yang menunjukkan kekerapan kejadian yang diperhatikan atau teori

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توزيع

(الإحصائيات) ترتيب لقيم متغير يوضح تكرار حدوثها الملاحظ أو النظري

🇮🇷Persian

توزیع

(آمار) ترتیبی از مقادیر یک متغیر که فراوانی وقوع مشاهده شده یا نظری آنها را نشان می دهد.

🇹🇷Turkish

dağıtım

(istatistik) bir değişkenin değerlerinin, gözlemlenen veya teorik oluşum sıklığını gösteren düzenlemesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲפָצָה

(סטטיסטיקה) סידור ערכים של משתנה המראה את תדירות התרחשותם הנצפית או התיאורטית

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The primary meaning of 'distribution' is '(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence'.

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'distribution' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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