# distribution (economic)

the way something is given out to many spaces or people

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: general  ·  Arena: everyday

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [share](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-share.distribution), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [give](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-give.transfer), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [way](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-way.method), [given](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-given.premise)

**Through:** share and give move portions across space to people, forming a pattern defined by a way

**Novel properties:**
- allocation pattern
- distributed access
- structured dispersal

## Examples
- The 2020 U.S. Census data showed median household income distribution across counties using IRS tax records. *(economics)*
- The Amazon Rainforest's seed distribution occurs via birds carrying fruit over hundreds of kilometers. *(biology)*
- The 1973 oil crisis triggered a global redistribution of wealth from importing nations to OPEC countries. *(institutions)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-distribution.economic*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-distribution.economic.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*