What is the definition of distribution?

Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share., Assigning the species of a general term., Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two)., A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.