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distributional

American  
[di-struh-byoo-shuh-nuhl] / ˌdɪ strəˈbyu ʃə nəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the distribution of something.


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On taxes, Mr. Bessent’s focus is less on headline rates than on distributional impact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Nor can they control the size of the disinflationary boost from the rise in productivity or address the negative distributional impacts from AI-related layoffs.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

They highlighted issues of distributional inequities, socio-cultural disruptions, and financial disparities arising from ongoing migrations and gentrification in which climate plays some role.

From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2024

Rather, it said that distributional analyses can be “highly uncertain” because audits often fail to detect offshore evasion and underreporting of pass-through business income.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

On the evolutionary and distributional history of Malacopteron.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.

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