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 2026.8.8 18:25

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