Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to distribution; specifically, in zoögeog., of or pertaining to the geographical distribution of animals; chorological.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to distribution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
distribution
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to spatial distribution
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Examples
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But what really does deserve hefty stimulus funding is transit operating expenses which would be both fast-acting, progressive in distributional impact, environmentally sound, and high-multiplier.
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They are tied closely together by a general interest in distributional issues and a particular interest in the most impoverished members of society.
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A key point here is that the plan, which Bruce Barlett calls a "distributional nightmare," radically shifts the tax burden from high-income households to everyone else.
Jared Bernstein: Say Anything, Cain Version Jared Bernstein 2011
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A key point here is that the plan, which Bruce Barlett calls a "distributional nightmare," radically shifts the tax burden from high-income households to everyone else.
Jared Bernstein: Say Anything, Cain Version Jared Bernstein 2011
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Although they borrowed the word from MacArthur and Wilson, their usage was slightly different, referring to the distributional status of one subspecies, not the diversity status of one island.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Although they borrowed the word from MacArthur and Wilson, their usage was slightly different, referring to the distributional status of one subspecies, not the diversity status of one island.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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He considers his legacy to be his role, as Mr. O'Neill's aide, in helping to develop so-called distributional analysis, which measures a bill's impact among income groups.
NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2010
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He considers his legacy to be his role, as Mr. O'Neill's aide, in helping to develop so-called distributional analysis, which measures a bill's impact among income groups.
NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2010
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He considers his legacy to be his role, as Mr. O'Neill's aide, in helping to develop so-called distributional analysis, which measures a bill's impact among income groups.
NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2010
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In an excerpt from the report, the economists point out that the question of public transfers to Greece and other economies is a "distributional" matter that will have to be decided by politicians.
Funding Poorer Members Won't Help the Euro Zone Stephen Fidler 2011
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