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distribution
dis‧tri‧bu‧tion W2 AC /ˌdɪstrəˈbjuːʃən, ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/ noun [Word Family: noun: distribution, distributor; verb: distribute; adjective: distributive] 1. [UNCOUNTABLE] the act of sharing things among a large group of people in a planned way distribution of ▪ the distribution of aid supplies
2. [UNCOUNTABLE] when goods are supplied to shops and companies for them to sell: ▪ a distribution centre
3. [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE] the way in which something exists in different amounts in different parts of an area or group: ▪ population distribution distribution of ▪ the highly unequal distribution of economic power
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES distribution depot ▪ the company’s distribution depot distribution of wealth (=the way wealth is divided among the people of a country or society) ▪ the distribution of wealth COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADJECTIVE equal ▪ He never shifted from his brand of socialism, a commitment to more equal distribution, combined with plenty of pragmatism. ▪ An equal distribution of medical services does not provide equitable opportunities for medical care to these different groups. ▪ The mean age was 40 years, an equal male/female distribution was found. ▪ There are no slums, and no discernible wealth, just an equal distribution of what looks like poverty. ▪ The intention therefore was to have equal percapita distribution. equitable ▪ Msika has been promoted to vice-president, equitable distribution has not been achieved, and the nation is shuddering with the consequences. ▪ Calls for a more equitable distribution are interpreted as opposition and silenced with the gun. ▪ In other words, what is needed is not only an equal but an equitable geographical distribution of educational resources. ▪ The equitable distribution of donated livers should be based on the most practical widespread benefit. ▪ Weighted capitation is expected to be a more equitable system of distribution, taking account of the young and the elderly. geographical ▪ These two techniques of casting are regarded as distinct and having different geographical distributions. ▪ In other words, what is needed is not only an equal but an equitable geographical distribution of educational resources. ▪ So the geographical distribution of the disease in older women is more likely to point to dietary pathogens. ▪ The geographical distribution of internet hosts further illustrates the wide differences in connectivity between rich and poor countries. ▪ However, the choice significantly affects the final geographical distribution and their use in resource allocation has been questioned. ▪ Rut these have to some extent been inferred from the discrete geographical distribution of each kingdom's coinage. ▪ The task, then, of any government attempting to reduce inequalities in the geographical distribution of services is very difficult. ▪ A number of studies have looked at the geographical distribution of doctors both in regions and in smaller districts. normal ▪ Variables with normal distribution and homogeneous variance were compared by means of parametric tests, otherwise their non-parametric counterparts were used. ▪ A normal distribution has a kurtosis measure of 3, and a leptokurtic distribution occurs when the kurtosis is well over 3. ▪ Part four introduces multiple discriminant analysis as an individual-directed technique based on normal distribution assumptions. ▪ In these patients, even when the number of glands was normal, their distribution was not uniform. ▪ Using the unit cumulative normal frequency distribution we may compute confidence limits for our estimate of beta. ▪ But, because of the statistical properties of the normal curve of distribution, they do have a large effect at the extremes. ▪ In Figure 7.7 half of the normal distribution is drawn. ▪ These grades have to conform to the normal curve of distribution. unequal ▪ Thus, the higher the Gini coefficient, the more unequal is the distribution of national income. ▪ Not surprisingly, a more unequal distribution of skills leads to a more unequal distribution of earnings in the United States. ▪ This chapter is concerned with the study of the unequal distribution of power, prestige and wealth in society. ▪ Not surprisingly, a more unequal distribution of skills leads to a more unequal distribution of earnings in the United States. ▪ Personal and social problems are explained in terms of the unequal distribution of power and resources in society. ▪ The statistics leave no doubt that the triumph of capital has lead to more and more unequal distribution of income and wealth. ▪ Only an unequal distribution that takes need into account can achieve the goal of effective equality of access to medical care. ▪ For both approaches, the fundamental feature of society is stratification-the unequal distribution of values across distinct groups. wide ▪ What was needed was a wider distribution of the profits of industry, especially through higher wages. ▪ Examples of these have been sent to employers, and it is hoped that they have had wide distribution. ▪ The current local government system is highly centralised and unsuited to the wider distribution of power featured in the Maastricht Treaty. ▪ Related genera include many species with a wide distribution, and there are living representatives occurring in tropical regions today. ▪ The value of economy of scale and wide distribution is obvious in a national campaign. ▪ Brewers had launched a lot of nablab ale brands with very little support but wide distribution through tied estates. ▪ By contrast, we want to do more to encourage the wider distribution of wealth throughout society. NOUN age ▪ The age distribution of a work force is always an interesting and important source of information. ▪ Statistical studies of both the age distribution of impact craters and the times of biological extinctions have suggested that both show clustering. ▪ A slight shift in the age distribution would be expected because of the increasing prevalence of non-operated peptic ulcer patients in the population. ▪ There were also changes in the numbers and age distribution of widowed and divorced women. ▪ Results Table I shows the age distribution and patient characteristics at the initial evaluation of the 174 children with idiopathic constipation. ▪ Several different methods are available to describe the age distribution of populations and the relationship between its constituent age groups. ▪ This did not notably affect the age distribution of either group. ▪ The age distribution of the 50 patients followed up over one year was statistically compared with the Wilcoxon rank sum test. agreement ▪ Suppose now that manufacturer 1 signs a selective and exclusive distribution agreement with retailer 1, promising not to supply retailer 2. ▪ Realizing this weakness, they entered into a distribution agreement with Chess Records in 1968. ▪ Capcom has an exclusive distribution agreement for Archer's QSound chip for the video arcade industry. ▪ The print trade published an ever increasing number of works, and international distribution agreements widened further the public's choice. ▪ His company has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with the telecommunications giant for a minimum of six years. business ▪ R.S. would not survive in a distribution business if this was not available. ▪ They moved forward because there seemed to be no competition in the distribution business. ▪ Until now, people working in the transport industry have tended to specialise in one aspect of the distribution business. ▪ David Humphrey was still a practicing physician when he began a distribution business. ▪ Ask also set up a new distribution business unit which will integrate its worldwide direct sales operations. ▪ Today, he and Betty Jo have a very successful distribution business that stretches across the country and around the world. ▪ Leif Johnson was an optometrist when he began his own distribution business. ▪ And this is precisely what happened to two entrepreneurial partners in an international distribution business. center ▪ The Norwalk residence served as a distribution center, authorities said. ▪ But no: the firm decided instead to eliminate overtime pay for workers at its packaging and distribution center. ▪ Hiatt had come to oppose Shames and his plan to build a $ 30 million high-tech distribution center in Louisville, Ky. ▪ Management for the operation will be based at the Wal-Mart distribution center, Norden said. ▪ This is the fourth start-up of a Wal-Mart distribution center for Schneider in the past three years. ▪ We have a big distribution center in Morgan Hill. ▪ After the closing of its distribution centers led to organizational disaster, the firm did its best to minimize these consequences. ▪ The year following the elimination of the distribution centers was, by employee consensus, the worst the company had ever endured. channel ▪ Its offerings are now also sold via Sage's existing international distribution channels. ▪ What is the extent of our distribution channel?... ▪ The firm is promising to develop new distribution channels, predicting that resellers will private label their own systems with Integrix components. ▪ We can cut costs by bulk purchasing and take advantage of national retail distribution channels. ▪ With Bertelsmann involved, it is not surprising that book clubs as well as electronics and book stores are being targeted as distribution channels. ▪ That would be another major breakthrough, offering a huge distribution channel for the product. ▪ The development greatly improves our own internal focus and accountability for both distribution channels. ▪ Should it work enthusiastically toward changing the distribution channels? company ▪ When the industry is sold off this obligation will be transferred to privately- owned distribution companies. ▪ Now they own an international distribution company and have reached the highest levels of achievement in our business. ▪ All three came from the Midlands and had been at the sharp end of the business as salesmen for distribution companies. ▪ He testified on behalf of municipal-owned gas distribution companies, who have struggled with the high wholesale prices. ▪ It is worth trying to get a distribution company to take your record on. ▪ It now reckons its the first national distribution company to get Part One accreditation. ▪ They were told Pinnacle were a more efficient distribution company and had several meetings with them. ▪ Consider an engineer running a water storage and distribution company. income ▪ The problem is more of income distribution than of a failing in the technical working of the credit market itself. ▪ This can be assessed by linking class structure to income distribution figures. ▪ Despite these potential distortions, certain conclusions can be drawn about global income distribution. ▪ Dudley Baxter's statistics of income distribution in 1867 may help place the discussion in context. ▪ However, the income distribution within the rural sector seems to have deteriorated. ▪ Both types of inequality are measured using the Gini coefficients for land and income distribution. ▪ It will be noted that this ignores altogether the important question of income distribution. ▪ Employment; Income distribution and wealth. network ▪ Our third-party logistics and distribution network covers the United States. ▪ Petersburg, where Duracell is setting up distribution networks. ▪ The Company enjoys a comprehensive distribution network and long-established relationships with the world's leading broadcasters. ▪ Cable systems traditionally use coaxial cable and a series of amplifiers throughout the distribution network. ▪ And also a cheaper and more flexible distribution network. ▪ Global information distribution networks represent the infrastructure crisscrossing countries and continents. ▪ A first-class hub for MiLAN's growing, worldwide distribution network. system ▪ That distribution system fails at the bureaucratic level and in terms of the direct transport available. ▪ It was Edison who designed and introduced the electrical distribution system for incandescent lighting by direct current. ▪ It's also an efficient distribution system. ▪ This new standard stuck, even when distribution systems became sophisticated enough to overcome the original problem. ▪ The distribution system is a low pressure hot water one operating by gravity. ▪ London began with one of the most expensive distribution systems and developed one cheaper than some other Boards. ▪ In the colonies there were no publishing houses or distribution systems. ▪ The Napster structure would remain unchanged, and newer, less centralised music distribution systems like Gnutella could contribute too. wealth ▪ Table 9-1 sketches a picture of income and wealth distribution. ▪ The impact on wealth distribution was already visible by the end of 1992, as Table 8-7 shows. ▪ Another method of collecting information on wealth distribution is to use survey research, but this too has its drawbacks. VERB control ▪ It is the tolerance of juveniles that controls overall distribution and the species is generally absent from estuaries. ▪ More often than not he managed supervision, set production quotas, controlled purchasing and distribution. ▪ However, it is difficult to control pore size and distribution. ▪ What controls the distribution of these anhydrite cements is not properly understood and therefore their presence is difficult to predict. ▪ The governments believe it is obvious that improved air quality depends on controlling growth and the distribution of housing and jobs. ▪ What happens is that two companies virtually control distribution - Menzies and W H Smith. ▪ The Master of the Rolls sets the tone of the court and can control the distribution of business among his colleagues. determine ▪ The site of the original interaction between antigen and the immune system presumably determines the distribution of the granulomatous inflammation seen. ▪ The relationship between these factors in determining the spatial distribution of the elderly is unknown and probably varies historically. ▪ One approach is to carry out experiments with a digitizing table in order to determine empirically an appropriate distribution for digitizing errors. ▪ Within each feather there is a further patterning which determines the distribution of the pigment. ▪ The first point to make is that the range of factors which determines distribution patterns may be wide indeed. ▪ Radiology of the small intestine and either double contrast barium enema or colonoscopy were used to determine the anatomical distribution of disease. market ▪ Box 2: Making technology transfer work Local partnerships are vital to ensure strength in marketing and distribution. ▪ A fellow student told him about our marketing and distribution plan. ▪ Whereas channels of distribution are marketing institutions, physical distribution is a set of activities. ▪ Taylor pointed out that Mattel already has immense advertising, marketing and distribution muscle. show ▪ The citation patterns again show a bimodal distribution, with two median half-lives. ▪ Electron microprobe element maps show the distribution and quantity of alkali feldspar in the fine-grained groundmass of the altered basalts. ▪ The geological map, Fig. 7, shows the distribution of the main Lewisian types. ▪ Figure 21.5 shows its distribution in a two-dimensional wake. ▪ Scanning electron micrograph showing the distribution of the angular grains of alumina in Inceram. ▪ The overall distribution of mortality rates within the population shows a J-shaped distribution. ▪ Results Table I shows the age distribution and patient characteristics at the initial evaluation of the 174 children with idiopathic constipation. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The conference called for a more equitable distribution of wealth and power among nations. ▪ The cost of packaging and distribution ranges from $3 to $4 per videotape. ▪ This map shows the population distribution of Canada. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If distribution was limited a list of stockists could also be useful. ▪ Of course, the stressed representations do not take account of the distribution of sentence stress in the utterances. ▪ Table 9-1 sketches a picture of income and wealth distribution. ▪ The holiday is also celebrated with small gifts for children and the distribution of meat to the needy. ▪ The Labour Party comes to the fore when the distribution of resources comes to the top of the agenda. ▪ The proposed series of investigations will examine children's understanding of economic need, income distribution and unemployment.
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