distributive
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adjective \di-ˈstri-byü-tiv, -byə-\Definition of DISTRIBUTIVE
1
: of or relating to distribution: as a : dealing a proper share to each of a group b : diffusing more or less evenly
2
of a word : referring singly and without exception to the members of a group <each, either, and none are distributive>
3
a : being an operation (as multiplication in a(b + c) = ab + ac) that produces the same result when operating on the whole mathematical expression as when operating on each part and collecting the results b : being or relating to a rule or property concerning a distributive operation <the distributive property of multiplication with respect to addition>
— dis·trib·u·tive·ly adverb
— dis·trib·u·tiv·i·ty \-ˌstri-byü-ˈti-və-tē\ noun
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