noun (n)

• (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  statistical distribution
  

  source: wordnet30
• the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  Worldwide in distribution.
  The distribution of nerve fibers.
  In complementary distribution.
  

  Synonym:
  dispersion
  Antonym:
  compactness, concentration, denseness, density, tightness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children.(noun)

  source: webster1913