What is Distribution?
'''Distribution''' is the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients. The word '''distribution''' has several usages: ==Mathematics== *In [[mathematics]] a distribution is a generalization of a [[Function (mathematics)|function]] to be able to model certain systems, inspired by physics, see [[distribution (mathematics)]]. ==Probability theory and statistics== *In [[Probability theory]], it refers to the way a certain number of samples can be assigned to different categories, see [[Frequency distribution]]. *In [[Statistics]], it refers to the probability that a random variable has a certain value, or falls inside a given interval, see [[Probability distribution]]. This is the theoretical counterpart behind frequency distributions. ==Economics== *In [[Economics]], it talks about getting a [[Product (consumer goods)|product]] from the producer to the client. See [[distribution (economics)]]. *This incudes things like [[Movie|movies]] and [[Video game|video games]] ==Computer science== *In [[Computer science]], it may refer to the practice of allocating a number of tasks to different machines, scattered over a network. See [[distributed computing]]. ==Computing== *With [[Software]], a distribution is something that puts different applications in the same package. See [[Linux distribution]] for an example. == Biology == *The study of the distribution of living things on the [[Earth]] is called [[biogeography]]. ==Power system== * In power system, the process of delivering electricity to customer is called [[Electric power distribution]]. {{disambig}} [[Category:Basic English 850 words]] [[Category:Movie distribution]]