distribution vs assignation

assignation vs distribution

distribution and assignation both are nouns.

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

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

distribution: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
assignation: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Other hyponyms of distribution include assigning, assignment, redistribution, dispensation, allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, deal, revenue sharing, share-out, sharing.

distribution (noun)	assignation (noun)
the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning	a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer	the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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 distribution and assignation

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