distribution

n 1: an arrangement of values of a variable showing their

observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

2: the spatial property of being scattered about over an area

or volume [syn: {dispersion}] [ant: {concentration}]

3: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

4: the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods

from a producer to a consumer

distribution

1. A software source tree packaged for

distribution; but see {kit}.

2. A vague term encompassing {mailing list}s and

{Usenet} {newsgroup}s (but not {BBS} {fora}); any

topic-oriented message channel with multiple recipients.

3. An information-space domain (usually loosely

correlated with geography) to which propagation of a {Usenet}

message is restricted; a much-underused feature.

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