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Mathematics / Physics

• Distribution (mathematics), for generalized functions
• Probability distribution
• Frequency distribution
• Statistical Distibutions of Ungrouped Data
• Distribution function, in physics describes the number of particles per unit volume in phase space.
• Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
• Distribution (differential geometry), a subbundle of a vector bundle defining the integrability conditions of a set of differential equations.
• Distributed parameter systems, systems that have an infinite-dimensional state-space.

In mathematical analysis, distributions (also known as generalized functions) are objects which generalize functions and probability distributions. ... In mathematics and statistics, a probability distribution, more properly called a probability density, assigns to every interval of the real numbers a probability, so that the probability axioms are satisfied. ... In statistics, a frequency distribution is a list of the values that a variable takes in a sample. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Article is not focused, unfinished, nobody will use this title, and the statistics mentioned here are better described in other articles. ... In physics, a particles distribution function is a function of seven variables, , which gives the number of particles per unit volume in phase space. ... For other senses of this term, see phase space (disambiguation). ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... In differential geometry, a discipline within mathematics, a distribution is a subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold satisfying certain properties. ... In mathematics, a subbundle U of a vector bundle V on a topological space X is a collection of linear subspaces Ux of the fibers Vx of V at x in X, that make up a vector bundle in their own right. ... In mathematics, a vector bundle is a geometrical construct where to every point of a topological space (or manifold, or algebraic variety) we attach a vector space in a compatible way, so that all those vector spaces, glued together, form another topological space (or manifold or variety). ... In mathematics, certain systems of partial differential equations are usefully formulated, from the point of view of their underlying geometric and algebraic structure, in terms of a system of differential forms. ... In mathematics, a differential equation is an equation in which the derivatives of a function appear as variables. ... Distributed parameter system (as opposed to a lumped parameter system) refers to system whose state-space is infinite-dimensional. ...

Economics

• Distribution (business)
• Distribution (economics) of income and output
• Distribution of wealth
  • Resource Distribution
• Distribution of property
• Food distribution
• Good Distribution Practice

Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Distribution is one of the four aspects of marketing. ... Distribution in economics is the way total output and income from it is distributed among individuals and among factors of production (such as between labor and capital) (Samuelson and Nordhaus, 2001, p. ... Differences in national income equality around the world as measured by the national Gini coefficient. ... Resource Distribution refers to the distribution of resources, including land, water, minerals fuel and others between comparable areas. ... Distribution of property is the division of property acquired during the course of a marriage. ... Food distribution is a vital factor in public nutrition. ... Good Distribution Practice or GDP deals with the guidelines for the proper distribution of medicinal products for human use. ...

Computer science

• Distributed computing
• Software distribution
  • Linux distribution

Distributed computing is a programming paradigm focusing on designing distributed, open, scalable, transparent, fault tolerant systems. ... A software distribution is a installer of a specific software (or a collection of multiple, even an entire operating system) , already compiled and configured. ... A Linux distribution is a Unix-like operating system comprising the Linux kernel and other assorted free software/open-source software, and possibly proprietary software. ...

Distributor/Distribution

The term distributor has several uses:

• for the ignition system of an internal combustion engine, see distributor;
• for the distribution of film, see film distributor;
• for the distribution of records, see record distributor;
• Electricity distribution, in electrical engineering
• for the notion of category theory, see profunctor.

The ignition system of an internal-combustion engine is an important part of the overall engine system that provides for the timely burning of the fuel mixture within the engine. ... The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the burning of a fuel occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. ... Distributor cap. ... A Film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a film production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producers film on the exhibitors screen. ... A record distributor is a company (usually a Record_label) which works with smaller labels to promote and distribute their records, either in their home market or overseas. ... This is an 11kV/400V-230V transformer in an older suburb of Wellington, New Zealand Electricity distribution is the penultimate stage in the delivery (before retail) of electricity to end users. ... In mathematics, category theory deals in an abstract way with mathematical structures and relationships between them. ... In category theory, a branch of mathematics, profunctors are a generalization of relations and also of bimodules. ...

Other usages

• Complementary distribution, in grammar
• Purse Distribution, in horse racing
• Distribution (pharmacology)
• Population distribution - how the demographics of a population break down
• Range (biology) the area a species inhabits

Complementary distribution in linguistics refers to the relationship between two elements where one element can be found only in a particular environment and the other element can be found only in the opposite environment. ... In horse racing, the term purse distribution may refer to the total amount of money paid out to the owners of horses racing at a particular track over a given period of time, or to the percentages of a races total purse that are awarded to each of the... Distribution in pharmacology is a branch of pharmacokinetics describing reversible transfer of drug from one location to another within the body. ... In biology, the range of an species is the geographical area within which that species can be found. ...

See also

• Apportionment
• Key distribution center
• Trip distribution
• Distribution of terms
• Electronic brakeforce distribution
• Range

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