arrangement vs distribution

distribution vs arrangement

arrangement and distribution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrangement	Yes	No	No	No
distribution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, distribution is a hyponym of arrangement; that is, distribution is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrangement:

arrangement: an organized structure for arranging or classifying
distribution: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Other hyponyms of arrangement include classification system, contrivance, coordinate system, frame of reference, reference frame, reference system, data structure, design, plan, statistical distribution, genetic map, kinship system, lattice, living arrangement, ontology, calendar, regionality, formal system, monocentrism.

arrangement (noun)	distribution (noun)
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music	the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
the spatial property of the way in which something is placed	the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
an organized structure for arranging or classifying	the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
the thing arranged or agreed to	(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging

Difference between arrangement and distribution

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