- distribution⇄distribution, noun.
1. the act of distributing.
Ex. After the contest the distribution of prizes to the winners took place.
2. the way of being distributed.
Ex. If some get more than others, there is an uneven distribution. Great - distribution⇄Gaussian curve ordistribution,normal curve or distribution.
- distribution⇄normal curve ordistribution
(Statistics.) a bell-shaped curve which represents theoretical frequency distribution, as of a series of chance happenings or occurrences of human characteristics; probability curve; Gaussian curve.