distribution, statistical distribution -- ((statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence)
distribution, dispersion -- (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 -- (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)
distribution -- (the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer)