A.distribution, Pl.R.535a, Arist.Pol.1329b41, etc.; “παλαιὰς δ. καταφθίσας” A.Eu.727; “μισθῶν διανομαί” Plu.Per.9; esp. of doles or largess, IG12(5).663.22 (Syros), 951.13 (Tenos), M.Ant. 1.16, Luc.Pisc.41, App.BC1.27.
2. division or factorization of numbers, Pl.Lg.747a,771c, al.