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distributional

distributional

2 7.2
About how things are spread across an area, for example where animals live in a region
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃənl/
: distributivo
  • The study examined the distributional patterns of wildlife across different habitats.
  • distributional consequences
  • distributional issues
  • distributional model

But these climate policies must also account for, you know, this, this distributional impact.

Examples

  • Developed countries are also unlikely to experience significant distributional problems with unregulated natural monopolies.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Efficient rules differ with regard to the costs of administration and the distributional implications.

    Academic text (1995)
  • But these climate policies must also account for, you know, this, this distributional impact.

  • But it is nonetheless a cause for concern in that it is creating a distributional problem in the advanced economies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • However, there are likely to be very strong commercial incentives to resolve such distributional issues.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Governments often have required water companies to set prices below marginal cost to achieve distributional objectives.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Unfortunately, many of the statistical methods make important distributional assumptions or use weak nonparametric methods.

    Academic text (1992)
  • But the long-term structural evolution of the U.S. and global economies suggests that distributional issues will remain.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Commentators often find the distributional implications of perfect price discrimination to be disagreeable.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Generally, zones of water availability and salinity are arranged in narrow distributional patterns parallel to the beaches.

    Academic text (1993)

Antonyms

41 4.4

One main authority manages things from one place

Surface Forms

distributional positive

Morphology

distributional = distribution (transparent) = distribute + ion + al

The adjective is formed regularly from 'distribution' with '-al', and its meaning is directly related to distribution.

Etymology

Distributional comes from distribute ('to give out') and the related word distribution, which is about how things are shared or spread. So, distributional describes the way items or features are spread across places or areas.