distribution in WordNet English dictionary

1. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
   "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"
   distribution  dispersion 
   
2. the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
   distribution 
   
3. the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
   distribution 
   
4. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
   distribution  statistical distribution