分布(ぶんぷ)

ぶんぷ
noun
distribution, spread
1. distribution, spread, range
The way in which something is spread out over an area or among a group.
この植物(しょくぶつ)は日本(にほん)全国(ぜんこく)に分布(ぶんぷ)している。
This plant is distributed throughout Japan.
人口(じんこう)分布(ぶんぷ)の変化(へんか)を調(しら)べた。
I investigated the changes in population distribution.
データの分布(ぶんぷ)をグラフで示(しめ)す。
To show the distribution of data in a graph.

分布(ぶんぷ) is used in scientific, geographical, and statistical contexts to describe how things are spread out.

Common collocations:

  • 分布(ぶんぷ)する (to be distributed)
  • 分布(ぶんぷ)図(ず) (distribution map)
  • 地理的(ちりてき)分布(ぶんぷ) (geographical distribution)
  • 正規(せいき)分布(ぶんぷ) (normal distribution - statistics)

Usage contexts:

  • Biology: species distribution
  • Geography: population distribution
  • Statistics: data distribution
  • Chemistry: molecular distribution
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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.2.2 16:22
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