distribution

/ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/noun
Middle School
1

An act of distributing or state of being distributed.

2

An apportionment by law (of funds, property).

3

The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.

4

Anything distributed; portion; share.

5

The result of distributing; arrangement.

6

The total number of something sold or delivered to the clients.

7

The frequency of occurrence or extent of existence.

8

The apportionment of income or wealth in a population.

9

The way in which a player's hand is divided in suits, or in which a particular suit is divided between the players.

10

A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval.

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing