n. | 1. | The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; | |||
2. | Separation into parts or classes; arrangement of anything into parts; disposition; classification. | ||||
3. | That which is distributed. | ||||
4. | (Logic) A resolving a whole into its parts. | ||||
5. | (Print.) The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases. | ||||
6. | (Steam Engine) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.
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Noun | 1. | distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence Synonyms: statistical distribution |
2. | distribution - the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume Synonyms: dispersion Antonyms: | |
3. | distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning | |
4. | distribution - the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer |
DISTRIBUTION. By this term is understood the division of an intestate's
estate according to law.
2. The English statute of 22 and 23 Car. II. c. 10, which was itself
probably borrowed from the 118th Novel of Justinian, is the foundation of,
perhaps, most acts of distribution in the several states. Vide 2 Kent, Com.
342, note; 8 Com. Dig. 522; 11 Vin. Ab. 189, 202; Com. Dig. Administration,
H.
1. | (software) | distribution - A software source tree packaged for distribution; but see kit. | |
2. | (messaging) | distribution - A vague term encompassing mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups (but not BBS fora); any topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients. | |
3. | (messaging) | distribution - An information-space domain (usually loosely correlated with geography) to which propagation of a Usenet message is restricted; a much-underused feature. |