Comparison Of Empirical Pbarp And Pp Multiplicity Distributions And Implications For E+E- Annihilation

It may soon be possible to reliably compare some features, such as the average and the dispersion, of the charged-particle multiplicity distributions from ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ annihilation with those measured in $\overline{p}p$ annihilation and in $\mathrm{pp}$ interactions. To facilitate this comparison, we present some marked differences in these quantities for $\overline{p}p$ annihilation in the range $\sqrt{s}=3.8 \mathrm{to} 8$ GeV when compared to $\mathrm{pp}$ interactions at the same available energy. We make a preliminary comparison of the average charged multiplicity from ${e}^{+}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and $\overline{p}p$ annihilations.