frequency distribution vs distribution

distribution vs frequency distribution

frequency distribution and distribution both are nouns.

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

As nouns, distribution is a hypernym of frequency distribution; that is, distribution is a word with a broader meaning than frequency distribution:

frequency distribution: a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable
distribution: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Other hypernyms of frequency distribution include statistical distribution.

frequency distribution (noun)	distribution (noun)
a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable	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 frequency distribution and distribution

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