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frequency distribution

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a structured representation that summarizes how often values or categories occur within a dataset by organizing quantitative data into class intervals and categorizing qualitative data into distinct groups, thus revealing patterns, trends, and distributions, often showed in a list, table, or graph that displays the frequency of various outcomes in a sample.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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noun

Meaning 2

a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: distribution, statistical distribution

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