distribution

名词 distribution:

1. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
   同义词：statistical distribution
2. the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
   同义词：dispersion
3. the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
4. the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

1. The manager tried to even out the distribution of work among his employees.
   经理把工作尽量平均分配给雇员。
2. The distribution and spread, around a targeted region, of spent shrapnel, bomb fragments, or shot from a shotgun.
   炮弹的散布范围榴霰弹片、炮弹碎片或短枪射击在靶区的分布和散布面
3. They could not agree about the distribution of the profits.
   他们对于利润的分配意见不一致。
4. The distribution of the magazine is 2000.
   该杂志的销售量为2000份。

dis.tri.bu.tion

n.Abbr. distr.（名词）缩写 distr.
The act of distributing or the condition of being distributed; apportionment.
分配，配给：分配的行为或被分配的状态；配给
Something distributed; an allotment.
分配物；配给物
The act of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed; diffusion.
散布，分发：散布的行为或被分发的状态；散布

The geographic occurrence or range of an organism.
生物的地理分布：生物出现或分布范围的地理地区
The geographic occurrence or range of a custom, a usage, or another feature.
地理分布：风俗、习惯或另一特征的地理地区或分布范围
Division into categories; classification.
分类；归类
The process of marketing and supplying goods, especially to retailers.
商品的流通：销售和配销商品的过程，尤指给零售商配销
A spatial or temporal array of objects or events:
事物分布排列：事物或事件的空间或时间的排列，分布：
例句：
the distribution of theaters on Broadway.
百老汇街上剧院的分布

Law The division of an estate or property among rightful heirs.
【法律】 遗产的分配：在有权继承者之间进行的不动产或财产分配
Statistics A set of numbers collected from a well-defined universe of possible measurements arising from a property or relationship under study.
【统计学】 （频数或频率）分布，分配：从被研究的某一特征或关系引发出来的一个定义明确的可能测量总体中收集的一系列数据

【引伸】
dis.tribu.tional
adj.（形容词）