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complementary distribution vs distribution

distribution vs complementary distribution

complementary distribution and distribution both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complementary distribution Yes No No No
distribution Yes No No No
As nouns, distribution is a hypernym of complementary distribution; that is, distribution is a word with a broader meaning than complementary distribution:
  • complementary distribution: (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
  • distribution: the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
Other hypernyms of complementary distribution include dispersion.
complementary distribution (noun) distribution (noun)
(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Difference between complementary distribution and distribution

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