distribution (nom)
Sens 1 : the action of dividing and dealing out or bestowing in portions among a
number of recipients; apportionment, allotment. [source : OED]
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Sens 2 : the action of spreading abroad or dispersing to or over every part of a
space or area; the condition or mode of being so dispersed or located all over an area;
sometimes without implying actual dispersal from a centre. [source : OED]
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Sens 3 : the orderly dividing of a mass or collective body into parts with
distinctive characters or functions; the orderly arrangement of the parts into which any whole
is divided; division and arrangement; classification. [source : OED]