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dispersal
A dispersing or being dispersed; distribution
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  1. A dispersing or being dispersed; distribution
  2. The act or process of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed.
dispersion
(Physics) Separation of a complex wave into its component parts according to a given characteristic, such as frequency or wavelength.
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  1. (Physics) Separation of a complex wave into its component parts according to a given characteristic, such as frequency or wavelength.
  2. The variation or scattering of data around some average or central value
  3. (Statistics) The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
allotment
The act of allotting:
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  1. The act of allotting:
  2. (Brit.) A small plot of public land rented to an individual for growing vegetables or flowers
  3. A thing allotted; portion; share
allocation
An allocating or being allocated
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  1. An allocating or being allocated
  2. A thing or amount allocated
partitioning
The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions.
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  1. The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions.
partition
A parting or being parted; division into parts; separation; apportionment
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  1. A parting or being parted; division into parts; separation; apportionment
  2. Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.
  3. (Law) Division of property, especially real property, between co-owners into equivalent, separately owned portions or shares.
division
A particular section of a country, state, etc. divided off as for administration
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  1. A particular section of a country, state, etc. divided off as for administration
  2. The proportional distribution of a quantity or entity:
  3. (Biol.) A major category in the classification of living organisms, esp. plants, ranking above a class and below a kingdom: it can include one class or many similar classes: the Latinized division names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Pinophyta, gymnosperms)
assignment
The instrument by which this transfer is effected.
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  1. The instrument by which this transfer is effected.
  2. (Computing) an operation that assigns a value to a variable
  3. The transfer of a duty, interest, or right from one party to another. See also subrogation. The transfer of a duty, interest, or right from one party to another. See also subrogation.
deal
An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree:
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  1. An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree:
  2. A business transaction:
  3. (Informal) Treatment received:
dealing
The act of one who deals; distribution
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  1. The act of one who deals; distribution
  2. Transactions or relations with others, usually in business.
  3. Way of acting toward others
circulation
Movement in a circle or circuit, especially the movement of blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action.
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  1. Movement in a circle or circuit, especially the movement of blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action.
  2. The extent to which something is circulated, as the average number of copies of a magazine sold in a given period
  3. ​The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
disposal
A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
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  1. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  2. A particular order, distribution, or placement:
  3. The power to use something or someone
apportionment
The allocation, distribution, or division of something into proportionate shares.
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  1. The allocation, distribution, or division of something into proportionate shares.
  2. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the US House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.
  3. The drawing of the boundaries of legislative districts so that each district is approximately equal in population. See also gerrymandering and reapportionment.
rationing
A ration.
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  1. A ration.
  2. Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.
allowance
Something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a specific purpose
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  1. Something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a specific purpose
  2. A price reduction, especially one granted in exchange for used merchandise:
  3. A portion of a decedent’s estate awarded by statute to the decedent’s survivors for support during the administration of the estate, regardless of whether they have any rights to the estate or any testamentary disposition or competing claims to the estate. If statutorily available is only to the surviving spouse, it is known as a spousal (or widow’s or widower’s) allowance. If statutorily available is to surviving spouse, children, or parents, it is known as a family allowance. See also elective share.
arrangement
A collection of things that have been arranged:
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  1. A collection of things that have been arranged:
  2. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal:
  3. A particular way in which items are organized.
scattering
(Physics) The process by which the direction of motion of radiation or particles is changed randomly when passing through a medium, caused by collisions of the constituents of the radiation with particles in the medium
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  1. (Physics) The process by which the direction of motion of radiation or particles is changed randomly when passing through a medium, caused by collisions of the constituents of the radiation with particles in the medium
  2. The act or process of one that scatters
  3. A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,
diffusion
The movement of atoms or molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. Atoms and small molecules can move across a cell membrane by diffusion.
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  1. The movement of atoms or molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. Atoms and small molecules can move across a cell membrane by diffusion.
  2. A scattering of light rays, as by reflection; also, the dispersion and softening of light, as by passage through frosted glass
  3. (Anthrop.) The spread of a cultural or technological practice or innovation from one region or people to another, as by trade or conquest
administration
The group of people who manage or direct an institution, especially a school or college.
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  1. The group of people who manage or direct an institution, especially a school or college.
  2. The act or process of administering, especially the management of a government or large institution.
  3. The activity of a government or state in the exercise of its powers and duties.
dissipation
The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
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  1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
  2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
  3. The loss of energy from a physical system, most often in the form of heat.
sorting
Ordering.
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  1. Ordering.
  2. A measure of the degree to which this process has occurred within a body of sediment. Wind-blown sediments are usually well-sorted because only a small range of grain sizes can be lifted by a particular wind velocity. Glacially derived sediments are usually poorly sorted because of the great range of particle sizes that are picked up by a moving glacier.
  3. The process by which sediment particles that have a certain characteristic, such as a given shape or grain size, are separated from other associated particles by an active agent of transportation, such as wind, a stream, or a glacier.
spreading
The act by which something is spread.
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  1. The act by which something is spread.
dispensation
An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority.
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  1. An exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by or as if by an authority.
  2. A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.
  3. An exemption from a church law, a vow, or another similar obligation granted in a particular case by an ecclesiastical authority.
disbursement
The act of disbursing
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  1. The act of disbursing
  2. Money paid out or spent.
  3. The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
delivery
The act or manner of speaking or singing:
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  1. The act or manner of speaking or singing:
  2. The act or manner of giving a speech, striking a blow, throwing a ball, etc.
  3. The transfer of goods or interest in goods from one person to another
shipping
Ships, esp. commercial ships, collectively, as those belonging to a certain nation or using a certain port
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  1. Ships, esp. commercial ships, collectively, as those belonging to a certain nation or using a certain port
  2. The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  3. The body of ships belonging to one port, industry, or country, often referred to in aggregate tonnage.
merchandising
The sale of merchandise in connection with an established brand, such as a sports team or a film.
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  1. The sale of merchandise in connection with an established brand, such as a sports team or a film.
  2. The promotion of merchandise sales, as by coordinating production and marketing and developing advertising, display, and sales strategies.
  3. That part of marketing involved with promoting sales of merchandise, as by consideration of the most effective means of selecting, pricing, displaying, and advertising items for sale in a retail store
frequency
(Physics) The number of periodic oscillations, vibrations, or waves per unit of time: usually expressed in hertz
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  1. (Physics) The number of periodic oscillations, vibrations, or waves per unit of time: usually expressed in hertz
  2. (Math., Statistics) The number of times an event, value, or characteristic occurs in a given period
  3. (Mathematics) The ratio of the number of occurrences of some event to the number of opportunities for its occurrence.
arrangement
(Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
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  1. (Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
  2. A collection of things that have been arranged:
  3. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal:
occurrence
Actual instance where a situation arises.
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  1. Actual instance where a situation arises.
  2. The act or fact of occurring
  3. The action, fact, or instance of occurring:
disposition
The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
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  1. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
  2. The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
  3. A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
disposal
The power to use something or someone
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  1. The power to use something or someone
  2. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  3. A particular order, distribution, or placement:
ordering
Arrangement in a sequence.
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  1. Arrangement in a sequence.
  2. (Uncountable) Making an agreement for later pick up or delivery.
grouping
The action of the verb to group.
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  1. The action of the verb to group.
  2. The act or process of uniting into groups.
  3. A group of persons or things, esp. one assembled for some common purpose or function
pattern
A model or plan used as a guide in making things; set of forms to the shape of which material is cut for assembly into the finished article
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  1. A model or plan used as a guide in making things; set of forms to the shape of which material is cut for assembly into the finished article
  2. A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group:
  3. Grouping or distribution, as of a number of bullets fired at a mark
combination
(Mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
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  1. (Mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
  2. The series of numbers or letters used in opening a combination lock
  3. (Math.) Any of the various groupings, or subsets, into which a number, or set, of units may be arranged without regard to order: dual combinations of A, B, C, and D are AB, AC, AD, BC, BD, CD
appearance
Outward indications; circumstances:
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  1. Outward indications; circumstances:
  2. The act or an instance of coming into public view:
  3. A superficial aspect; a semblance:
configuration
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
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  1. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
  2. The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
  3. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
placement
The finding of suitable accommodation or employment for applicants.
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  1. The finding of suitable accommodation or employment for applicants.
  2. The act of matching a person with a job
  3. Location or arrangement
number
A position in an ordered sequence that corresponds to one of the positive integers:
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  1. A position in an ordered sequence that corresponds to one of the positive integers:
  2. A member of any of the further sets of mathematical objects defined in terms of such numbers, such as negative integers, real numbers, and complex numbers.
  3. A numeral or a series of numerals used for reference or identification:
plenty
A condition of general abundance or prosperity:
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  1. A condition of general abundance or prosperity:
  2. A full or completely adequate amount or supply:
  3. A large number; multitude
saturation
(Meteorology) A condition in which air at a specific temperature contains all the water vapor it can hold; 100 percent relative humidity.
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  1. (Meteorology) A condition in which air at a specific temperature contains all the water vapor it can hold; 100 percent relative humidity.
  2. (Physics) A state of a ferromagnetic substance in which an increase in applied magnetic field strength does not produce an increase in magnetization.
  3. The state of a physical system, such as a solution, containing as much of another substance, such as a solute, as is possible at a given temperature or pressure.
population
A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area. Populations may be relatively small and closed, as on an island or in a valley, or they may be more diffuse and without a clear boundary between them and a neighboring population of the same species. For species that reproduce sexually, the members of a population interbreed either exclusively with members of their own population or, where populations intergrade, to a greater degree than with members of other populations.
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  1. A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area. Populations may be relatively small and closed, as on an island or in a valley, or they may be more diffuse and without a clear boundary between them and a neighboring population of the same species. For species that reproduce sexually, the members of a population interbreed either exclusively with members of their own population or, where populations intergrade, to a greater degree than with members of other populations.
  2. The total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group in a specified area.
  3. The number of these
spread
A position taken in two or more options or futures contracts in order to profit from a change in their relative prices.
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  1. A position taken in two or more options or futures contracts in order to profit from a change in their relative prices.
  2. Printed matter set across a page, or across several columns, of a newspaper, magazine, etc.
  3. A number of points offered to equalize the chances of winning in a wager on a competition, usually between sports teams.
concentration
(Chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
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  1. (Chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
  2. The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
  3. The amount of a particular substance in a given amount of another substance, especially a solution or mixture.
allocation
An allocating or being allocated
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  1. An allocating or being allocated
  2. A thing or amount allocated
assignment
(Law) a transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right; the document that effects this transfer
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  1. (Law) a transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right; the document that effects this transfer
  2. The act of assigning, or an assigned task
  3. A position or post of duty to which one is assigned:
apportionment
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
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  1. The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
  2. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the US House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.
  3. The allocation, distribution, or division of something into proportionate shares.
dispensation
A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.
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  1. A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.
  2. An exemption from a church law, a vow, or another similar obligation granted in a particular case by an ecclesiastical authority.
  3. (R.C.Ch.) An exemption or release from the provisions of a specific church law
division
(Biol.) A major category in the classification of living organisms, esp. plants, ranking above a class and below a kingdom: it can include one class or many similar classes: the Latinized division names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Pinophyta, gymnosperms)
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  1. (Biol.) A major category in the classification of living organisms, esp. plants, ranking above a class and below a kingdom: it can include one class or many similar classes: the Latinized division names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Pinophyta, gymnosperms)
  2. The proportional distribution of a quantity or entity:
  3. (Biology) Cell division.
circulation
Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes; flow.
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  1. Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes; flow.
  2. The flow of sap in a plant
  3. Movement in a circle or circuit, especially the movement of blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action.
dispersal
The act or process of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed.
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  1. The act or process of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed.
  2. A dispersing or being dispersed; distribution
dispersion
The breaking up of light into component colored rays, as by means of a prism
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  1. The breaking up of light into component colored rays, as by means of a prism
  2. (Statistics) The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
  3. The resolution of a complex electromagnetic radiation into components in accordance with some characteristic, as wavelength or energy
arrangement
(Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
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  1. (Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
  2. A collection of things that have been arranged:
  3. Something made by arranging parts in a particular way
classification
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
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  1. The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
  2. The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
  3. The act, process, or result of classifying.
disposal
A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
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  1. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  2. Arrangement in a particular order
  3. A particular order, distribution, or placement:
disposition
The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
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  1. The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
  2. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
  3. A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
formation
(Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
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  1. (Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
  2. (Geol.) A rock unit distinguished from adjacent deposits by some common character, as composition, origin, type of fossil, etc.
  3. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
grouping
The action of the verb to group.
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  1. The action of the verb to group.
  2. The act or process of uniting into groups.
  3. A group of persons or things, esp. one assembled for some common purpose or function
layout
The manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
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  1. The manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
  2. An arrangement or plan, especially the schematic arrangement of parts or areas:
  3. (Publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
lineup
A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime.
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  1. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime.
  2. An arrangement of persons or things in or as in a line
  3. (--- Sports) A list of the players, often including their numbers and positions, who participate in a game; esp., in baseball, a list of the players in the exact order in which they will bat
order
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
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  1. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  2. A style of building:
  3. A sequence or arrangement of successive things:
organization
The state or manner of being organized:
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  1. The state or manner of being organized:
  2. The administrative personnel of such a structure:
  3. (Uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
placement
A location or position.
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  1. A location or position.
  2. The act of matching a person with a job
  3. Location or arrangement
sequence
A continuous or related series, often of uniform things
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  1. A continuous or related series, often of uniform things
  2. (Biochem.) The linear order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein
  3. An order of succession; an arrangement.
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  • The whole distribution system broke down.

  • We won't talk at this point about the distribution of that wealth; that will come later.

  • There is an optimal distribution that can be achieved.

  • The higher authorities and the police organized the distribution of goods left behind by the French.

  • The question of the distribution of this stored energy to the separate protoplasts of the plant can be seen to be the same problem as the distribution of the food.

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