to distribute
- verb
- /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/
- Specialized
- So you can see that by using the tools we have to distribute data, we're getting less randomized samples.
- normally distributed
- evenly distributed
- uniformly distributed
I think we're uniformly distributed between AB and C OK.
- I think we're uniformly distributed between AB and C OK.
- That's the only way that that the electron charge can be distributed.
- That means distribute the negative sign, expand inside the parentheses.
Examples
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We could also distribute that three into both terms.
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OK, so now I think we can distribute our our term out in front here.
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See how the pressure points are distributed equally?
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Look how the weight is distributed from the heel to the ball of the foot.
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That means distribute the negative sign, expand inside the parentheses.
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Your weight should be evenly distributed.
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Race, special education status, poverty status, and sex were evenly distributed between the intervention and control conditions.
Academic text (2015) -
For each model, the estimates of relative potency were distributed around the true values.
Academic text (2013) -
As you can see, the weight is evenly distributed and there's minimal scarring.
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The teacher asked us to distribute the markers evenly across the tables for the group activity.
Synonyms
Give parts of something, like money or time, to people for a planned purpose
To limit how much food or supplies each person gets when there is not enough
To arrange or unfold things so they cover a larger area
To share something among a group of people
Share things or money between several people
To divide something and give parts to different people or groups
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
To give people small set amounts of things like food or water when supplies are low
Antonyms
How Evenly
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distribute comes from the Latin parts dis- 'apart' and tribuere 'to give', which gives a clear picture for math: to distribute is to 'give' or spread something to each part. So in mathematics, 'distribute' means to apply or spread an operation across the parts of an expression.