distributive

One entry found for distributive.

Main Entry: dis·trib·u·tive
Pronunciation: di-'stri-byü-tiv, -by&-
Function: adjective
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 /-"stri-byü-'ti-v&-tE/ noun