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The '''Metallicity distribution function''' is an important concept in [[stellar evolution|stellar]] and [[galactic evolution]].

It is a curve of what proportion of stars have a particular [[metallicity]] ([Fe/H], the relative abundance of iron and hydrogen) of a population of stars such as in a cluster or galaxy.

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