Distribution

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008273",
  "term": "Distribution",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A set of values derived from a specific population or set of measurements that represents the range and array of data for the factor being studied.\n\n2. In epidemiology, the frequency and pattern of health-related characteristics and events in a population. In statistics, the observed or theoretical frequency of values of a variable.\n\n3. A series of values or a mathematical equation describing a series of values.\n\n4. A representation of the frequency of occurrence of values of a variable, especially of a response.\n\n5. The concentration of an environmental contaminant at a point over time, over an area, or within a volume.\n\n6. A probability function (density function, mass function, distribution function) used to describe a set of observations or a population from which the observations are generated.",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary; EPA 1997a",
    "CDC 2005",
    "FDA 2002",
    "NIST/SEMATECH 2005b",
    "EPA 240/R-02/005"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/distribution/"
}