distribution

Other forms of distribution

plural

distributions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about distribution

What does distribution mean?

distribution means "(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in distribution?

distribution has 4 syllables: dis-tri-bu-tion. The stress falls on "bu". In IPA it is /ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuʃən/.

What is another word for distribution?

Close synonyms include statistical distribution, dispersion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of distribution?

The recorded antonyms are concentration.

Is distribution a common word?

distribution is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with distribution?

4 words rhyme with distribution. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.