Distribution
noun
The act of giving things out to several people, or spreading or supplying something.
The distribution of food to the refugees has started.
Often appears as...
- distribution of wealth
- distribution channel
noun
The way that something is shared or exists over a particular area or among a particular group of people.
The distribution of population in this city is uneven.
Often appears as...
- population distribution
- distribution pattern
noun
The activity of supplying goods to shops and companies to sell.
She works in the distribution department of a publishing company.
Often appears as...
- distribution center
- distribution chain
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Formal
Technical
noun
A list of values and their frequency, showing how often each value occurs in a set of data.
The distribution of the test scores shows a wide range of scoring.
Often appears as...
- normal distribution
- binomial distribution
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Formal
Technical
noun
The set of all values of a random variable or the locations of all possible outcomes of an experiment.
A fair die has a uniform distribution.
Often appears as...
- probability distribution function
- cumulative distribution function
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Formal
Technical
noun
The methods used to make a product or service available to the consumer or business user.
We need to rethink our distribution strategy.
Often appears as...
- distribution strategy
- distribution system
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The act of giving things out to several people, or spreading or supplying something.
The distribution of food to the refugees has started.
Often appears as...
- distribution of wealth
- distribution channel
noun
The way that something is shared or exists over a particular area or among a particular group of people.
The distribution of population in this city is uneven.
Often appears as...
- population distribution
- distribution pattern
noun
The activity of supplying goods to shops and companies to sell.
She works in the distribution department of a publishing company.
Often appears as...
- distribution center
- distribution chain
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A list of values and their frequency, showing how often each value occurs in a set of data.
The distribution of the test scores shows a wide range of scoring.
Often appears as...
- normal distribution
- binomial distribution
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The set of all values of a random variable or the locations of all possible outcomes of an experiment.
A fair die has a uniform distribution.
Often appears as...
- probability distribution function
- cumulative distribution function
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The methods used to make a product or service available to the consumer or business user.
We need to rethink our distribution strategy.
Often appears as...
- distribution strategy
- distribution system
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Humanitarian Context
Often used in contexts where resources or assistance are provided for those in need.
The NGO optimized the distribution of blankets before winter.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Physical
Can refer to digital items, like software, rather than only physical goods.
The online distribution of the new album begins at midnight.
Pro Tip 1/2Humanitarian Context
Often used in contexts where resources or assistance are provided for those in need.
The NGO optimized the distribution of blankets before winter.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Physical
Can refer to digital items, like software, rather than only physical goods.
The online distribution of the new album begins at midnight.
Pro Tip 1/2Humanitarian Context
Often used in contexts where resources or assistance are provided for those in need.
The NGO optimized the distribution of blankets before winter.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Physical
Can refer to digital items, like software, rather than only physical goods.
The online distribution of the new album begins at midnight.
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Population pyramids:...
But understanding a country's situation and making accurate predictions requires knowing not just the total size of the population but its internal characteristics, such as age and gender distribution. So, how can we keep track of all that data in a way that makes it easy to comprehend? Complex data is more easily interpreted
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He Spent His Career...
distribution heart this frog is extremely rare there's less than 50 ever been seen so you know reviews required now to assess the requirements for these species it needs to be protected given the current extinction crisis especially among amphibians we have had no idea how much we're actually losing
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How bees help plants...
but those effects will be less severe on the rest of the network. Why's all that important? Because plant pollinator network structure effects the stability of ecosystems. Heterogeneous distribution, nestedness and modularity enable networks to better prevent and respond to extinctions.
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Why are some people...
Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution of left-handed people in the general population,
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How not to be ignorant...
we have to be more systematic when we fight devastating ignorance. So already the pilots reveal this, that so many in the public score worse than random, so we have to think about preconceived ideas, and one of the main preconceived ideas is about world income distribution.
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The Making of Walking...
things that's really important is to see how the weight gets pulled back I noticed that as soon as she stopped she locks her knees back at ya - and inlays are very columnar and that weight distribution stuff I could imagine armed with this sort of knowledge the
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Why invest in the...
culmination of my life's work which is called creative Africa creative Africa is a comprehensive creative economy for sub-saharan Africa we are doing training we are doing product development we are doing production and we are doing distribution
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What’s so great about...
such as zebra and quagga mussels, and sea lampreys that have decimated some indigenous fish populations. On a larger scale, climate change is causing the waters to warm, thus reducing water levels and changing the distribution of aquatic life.
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7 principles for...
and a distribution that allows everybody to work within walking distance of that. The red area, this is a blow-up. All of a sudden, our principles called for green space preserving the important ecological features.
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Mick Mountz: What...
So I'm here to tell you it's that guy right there. So deep in the middle of that picture, you see a classic pick-pack worker in a distribution or order fulfillments setting.
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Population pyramids:...
But understanding a country's situation and making accurate predictions requires knowing not just the total size of the population but its internal characteristics, such as age and gender distribution. So, how can we keep track of all that data in a way that makes it easy to comprehend? Complex data is more easily interpreted
Video examples
He Spent His Career...
distribution heart this frog is extremely rare there's less than 50 ever been seen so you know reviews required now to assess the requirements for these species it needs to be protected given the current extinction crisis especially among amphibians we have had no idea how much we're actually losing
Video examples
How bees help plants...
but those effects will be less severe on the rest of the network. Why's all that important? Because plant pollinator network structure effects the stability of ecosystems. Heterogeneous distribution, nestedness and modularity enable networks to better prevent and respond to extinctions.
Video examples
Why are some people...
Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution of left-handed people in the general population,
Video examples
How not to be ignorant...
we have to be more systematic when we fight devastating ignorance. So already the pilots reveal this, that so many in the public score worse than random, so we have to think about preconceived ideas, and one of the main preconceived ideas is about world income distribution.
Video examples
The Making of Walking...
things that's really important is to see how the weight gets pulled back I noticed that as soon as she stopped she locks her knees back at ya - and inlays are very columnar and that weight distribution stuff I could imagine armed with this sort of knowledge the
Video examples
Why invest in the...
culmination of my life's work which is called creative Africa creative Africa is a comprehensive creative economy for sub-saharan Africa we are doing training we are doing product development we are doing production and we are doing distribution
Video examples
What’s so great about...
such as zebra and quagga mussels, and sea lampreys that have decimated some indigenous fish populations. On a larger scale, climate change is causing the waters to warm, thus reducing water levels and changing the distribution of aquatic life.
Video examples
7 principles for...
and a distribution that allows everybody to work within walking distance of that. The red area, this is a blow-up. All of a sudden, our principles called for green space preserving the important ecological features.
Video examples
Mick Mountz: What...
So I'm here to tell you it's that guy right there. So deep in the middle of that picture, you see a classic pick-pack worker in a distribution or order fulfillments setting.
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John Battelle
American Businessman
Just as like the music industry still wishes for the days when it controlled its own production and distribution, the media and marketing world still yearns for the silver bullet of the thirty-second spot on 'Seinfeld,' even as it knows those days are over.
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Larry Gagosian
American Businessman
Good jazz has been a big part of my life as far as my interest in music, and... It's kind of weird now with music, the way technology is, with downloading and iPods and electronic distribution, and its kind of - you miss something, I think.
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Leland Stanford
American Businessman
In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at the mercy of capital, the accumulations of capital will necessarily be rapid, and an unequal distribution of wealth is at once to be observed.
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Romeo Santos
American Musician
You can have the best product, but if you don't have a plan - a label pushing it, the support of a network - you can't make it big with a product. It's all about distribution.
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Uday Kotak
Indian Businessman
I am big believer that increase the size of the cake is as at least as important as distribution of the cake. To increase the size of the cake, you need to focus on progress.
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Hans Vestberg
Swedish Businessman
Our take was that if we are going to support our customers, we have to help them with video distribution, whether that is iPad, TV, small screen or large screen.
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Taylor Steele
American Director
You've got the movie, distribution, and marketing. All are equally important, so educate yourself on how to do the best you can at each of them.
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Suzy Menkes
British Journalist
With a global society hungry for luxury, distribution and supply chains are now as important for executives as a hands-on feel for products.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scottish Businessman
I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.
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Jean-Jacques Annaud
French Director
The world distribution of French movies is a laughing matter. That is a fact.
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John Battelle
American Businessman
Just as like the music industry still wishes for the days when it controlled its own production and distribution, the media and marketing world still yearns for the silver bullet of the thirty-second spot on 'Seinfeld,' even as it knows those days are over.
Quote examples
Larry Gagosian
American Businessman
Good jazz has been a big part of my life as far as my interest in music, and... It's kind of weird now with music, the way technology is, with downloading and iPods and electronic distribution, and its kind of - you miss something, I think.
Quote examples
Leland Stanford
American Businessman
In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at the mercy of capital, the accumulations of capital will necessarily be rapid, and an unequal distribution of wealth is at once to be observed.
Quote examples
Romeo Santos
American Musician
You can have the best product, but if you don't have a plan - a label pushing it, the support of a network - you can't make it big with a product. It's all about distribution.
Quote examples
Uday Kotak
Indian Businessman
I am big believer that increase the size of the cake is as at least as important as distribution of the cake. To increase the size of the cake, you need to focus on progress.
Quote examples
Hans Vestberg
Swedish Businessman
Our take was that if we are going to support our customers, we have to help them with video distribution, whether that is iPad, TV, small screen or large screen.
Quote examples
Taylor Steele
American Director
You've got the movie, distribution, and marketing. All are equally important, so educate yourself on how to do the best you can at each of them.
Quote examples
Suzy Menkes
British Journalist
With a global society hungry for luxury, distribution and supply chains are now as important for executives as a hands-on feel for products.
Quote examples
Andrew Carnegie
Scottish Businessman
I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.
Quote examples
Jean-Jacques Annaud
French Director
The world distribution of French movies is a laughing matter. That is a fact.
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