Distribute
verb
To give out different things to different people.
The teacher will distribute the textbooks among all the students.
Often appears as...
- distribute materials
- distribute resources
verb
To spread or scatter things over an area.
The seeds were distributed evenly across the field.
Often appears as...
- distribute evenly
- distribute randomly
verb
In business, to supply goods to various places for sale or use.
Our company distributes its products globally.
Often appears as...
- distribute products
- distribute globally
verb
In computing, to allocate tasks among multiple computers.
In cloud computing, tasks are distributed among a network of servers.
Often appears as...
- distribute tasks
- distribute workloads
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In mathematics, to apply a mathematical operation distributively.
When you distribute 3 in the expression 3(x + 2), you get 3x + 6.
Often appears as...
- distribute the number
- distribute the term
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To give out different things to different people.
The teacher will distribute the textbooks among all the students.
Often appears as...
- distribute materials
- distribute resources
verb
To spread or scatter things over an area.
The seeds were distributed evenly across the field.
Often appears as...
- distribute evenly
- distribute randomly
verb
In business, to supply goods to various places for sale or use.
Our company distributes its products globally.
Often appears as...
- distribute products
- distribute globally
verb
In computing, to allocate tasks among multiple computers.
In cloud computing, tasks are distributed among a network of servers.
Often appears as...
- distribute tasks
- distribute workloads
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In mathematics, to apply a mathematical operation distributively.
When you distribute 3 in the expression 3(x + 2), you get 3x + 6.
Often appears as...
- distribute the number
- distribute the term
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Sharing Equally
Use 'distribute' when sharing things equally or fairly among a group of people.
The aid organization will distribute food parcels to the affected families.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Distribution
'Distribute' often involves handing out physical items, not just ideas or information.
Volunteers distribute blankets and clothing to the homeless during winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Random
'Distribute' implies organization, not just randomly giving things out.
The event organizers will distribute maps and schedules at the entrance.
Pro Tip 1/3Sharing Equally
Use 'distribute' when sharing things equally or fairly among a group of people.
The aid organization will distribute food parcels to the affected families.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Distribution
'Distribute' often involves handing out physical items, not just ideas or information.
Volunteers distribute blankets and clothing to the homeless during winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Random
'Distribute' implies organization, not just randomly giving things out.
The event organizers will distribute maps and schedules at the entrance.
Pro Tip 1/3Sharing Equally
Use 'distribute' when sharing things equally or fairly among a group of people.
The aid organization will distribute food parcels to the affected families.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Distribution
'Distribute' often involves handing out physical items, not just ideas or information.
Volunteers distribute blankets and clothing to the homeless during winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Random
'Distribute' implies organization, not just randomly giving things out.
The event organizers will distribute maps and schedules at the entrance.
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Human Body 101 PIPE...
The endocrine system is a series of glands that use information carried by the nervous system to help regulate the body's processes Thanks to this neural connection endocrine glands such as the thyroid are aware of the amount of hormones and other chemicals They need to produce these chemicals are then distributed throughout the body by way of the cardiovascular system the
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
These seeds are not being sold. These seeds are being distributed freely through traditional kinds of certification groups, so it is very important in less developed countries that the seed be freely available. Wouldn't some activists say that this is actually part of the conspiracy? This is the heroin strategy.
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What is a gift economy?...
musicians, and open-source developers distribute their creative works, not for financial profit, but to raise their social profile or establish their community role. And even potluck dinners and holiday gift traditions involve some degree of reciprocity and social norms. We might wonder if a gift is truly a gift
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How sugar affects the...
The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system.
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5 ways to kill your...
Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed. So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set -- time to settle. When I launched my first book, I worked really, really hard to distribute it everywhere in Brazil.
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How equal do we want the...
So what about other outcomes of wealth? Wealth is not just about wealth. We asked, what about things like health? What about availability of prescription medication? What about life expectancy? What about life expectancy of infants? How do we want this to be distributed?
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Killer whale society PIPE...
just about every part of our one world ocean the killer whale is the most broadly distributed mammal in the world apart from us near shore off shore polar or tropical they occupy a singular position in the food web without concern of predation themselves fish seals
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Can you solve the fish...
Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish must be divisible by one of the possible values for the total amount of tanks.
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A brief history of...
was widely shared and distributed in the form of a large prime number. The idea of illegal numbers may sound absurd, but like words, written numbers are a way of expressing concepts and information. And in a world where calculations and algorithms
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Genius Octopus Can Open...
just gathered as one lump in its head like it is with us parts of the octopus intelligence are distributed in its arms
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Human Body 101 PIPE...
The endocrine system is a series of glands that use information carried by the nervous system to help regulate the body's processes Thanks to this neural connection endocrine glands such as the thyroid are aware of the amount of hormones and other chemicals They need to produce these chemicals are then distributed throughout the body by way of the cardiovascular system the
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
These seeds are not being sold. These seeds are being distributed freely through traditional kinds of certification groups, so it is very important in less developed countries that the seed be freely available. Wouldn't some activists say that this is actually part of the conspiracy? This is the heroin strategy.
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
musicians, and open-source developers distribute their creative works, not for financial profit, but to raise their social profile or establish their community role. And even potluck dinners and holiday gift traditions involve some degree of reciprocity and social norms. We might wonder if a gift is truly a gift
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system.
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed. So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set -- time to settle. When I launched my first book, I worked really, really hard to distribute it everywhere in Brazil.
Video examples
How equal do we want the...
So what about other outcomes of wealth? Wealth is not just about wealth. We asked, what about things like health? What about availability of prescription medication? What about life expectancy? What about life expectancy of infants? How do we want this to be distributed?
Video examples
Killer whale society PIPE...
just about every part of our one world ocean the killer whale is the most broadly distributed mammal in the world apart from us near shore off shore polar or tropical they occupy a singular position in the food web without concern of predation themselves fish seals
Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish must be divisible by one of the possible values for the total amount of tanks.
Video examples
A brief history of...
was widely shared and distributed in the form of a large prime number. The idea of illegal numbers may sound absurd, but like words, written numbers are a way of expressing concepts and information. And in a world where calculations and algorithms
Video examples
Genius Octopus Can Open...
just gathered as one lump in its head like it is with us parts of the octopus intelligence are distributed in its arms
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Rene Descartes
French Mathematician
Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
Pop culture shapes our ideas of what is normal and what our dreams can be and what our roles are. Politics, of course, decides how the power and the money in the country is distributed. Both are equally important, and each affects the other.
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Lulu Wang
Chinese Writer
But you just don't know where any film is going to go, or how it's going to end up. Films so often don't get the love and attention needed to get to the right festival, or find the right distributor, or get seen by the world.
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Robert Scoble
American Author
Facebook is looking to help you distribute content to who you want to distribute to. Facebook gets a lot better if you put each of your friends into either your 'close friend' or 'acquaintance' list.
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Marilyn Manson
American Singer
If you lose emotion, and you gain it back, you realise that hate and love are very important to distribute properly. So I'm not going to waste any kind of emotion on things that aren't related to me.
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Mike Cernovich
American Writer
The blockchain is a distributed network that solves all the problems that we have of finance, but more broadly, it's like a philosophy. It's a way of life.
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Kapil Sibal
Indian Politician
Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.
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Joie Lee
American Writer
I was not raised to be someone's wife. I was raised so that things should be evenly distributed.
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Priyadarshan
Indian Director
A lot of times, projects happen just to influence the distributors or buyers.
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Ted Yoho
American Politician
America needs to rethink how we distribute our foreign aid around the world.
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Rene Descartes
French Mathematician
Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have.
Quote examples
Gloria Steinem
American Activist
Pop culture shapes our ideas of what is normal and what our dreams can be and what our roles are. Politics, of course, decides how the power and the money in the country is distributed. Both are equally important, and each affects the other.
Quote examples
Lulu Wang
Chinese Writer
But you just don't know where any film is going to go, or how it's going to end up. Films so often don't get the love and attention needed to get to the right festival, or find the right distributor, or get seen by the world.
Quote examples
Robert Scoble
American Author
Facebook is looking to help you distribute content to who you want to distribute to. Facebook gets a lot better if you put each of your friends into either your 'close friend' or 'acquaintance' list.
Quote examples
Marilyn Manson
American Singer
If you lose emotion, and you gain it back, you realise that hate and love are very important to distribute properly. So I'm not going to waste any kind of emotion on things that aren't related to me.
Quote examples
Mike Cernovich
American Writer
The blockchain is a distributed network that solves all the problems that we have of finance, but more broadly, it's like a philosophy. It's a way of life.
Quote examples
Kapil Sibal
Indian Politician
Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.
Quote examples
Joie Lee
American Writer
I was not raised to be someone's wife. I was raised so that things should be evenly distributed.
Quote examples
Priyadarshan
Indian Director
A lot of times, projects happen just to influence the distributors or buyers.
Quote examples
Ted Yoho
American Politician
America needs to rethink how we distribute our foreign aid around the world.
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