"distribution" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "distribution",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "distributions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "dis‧tri‧bu‧tion",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The distribution of the mail was slowed by the snow storm."
        },
        {
          "text": "The increase in profits was followed by a cash distribution to the investors."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Distribution is sending or giving out things to several people, companies, places, etc."
      ],
      "id": "simple-distribution-en-noun-Aj~Os9ke",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable & uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The distribution of the new iPad was very fast because Apple had invested a lot on advertisement."
        },
        {
          "text": "The distribution of power in the company is very narrow, with just a few managers controlling almost everything."
        },
        {
          "text": "The test scores averaged 50% and had a normal distribution."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Distribution is the way that things are spread (often used in statistics)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-distribution-en-noun-a4jt9qHH",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdɪstrəˈbjuːʃən/"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "distribution"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "distribution",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "distributions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "dis‧tri‧bu‧tion",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns",
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The distribution of the mail was slowed by the snow storm."
        },
        {
          "text": "The increase in profits was followed by a cash distribution to the investors."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Distribution is sending or giving out things to several people, companies, places, etc."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable & uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The distribution of the new iPad was very fast because Apple had invested a lot on advertisement."
        },
        {
          "text": "The distribution of power in the company is very narrow, with just a few managers controlling almost everything."
        },
        {
          "text": "The test scores averaged 50% and had a normal distribution."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Distribution is the way that things are spread (often used in statistics)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "distribution"
}