Distributive

Quick meaning: Distributive is an adjective meaning Relating to distribution.

Meaning

Relating to distribution.

More Meanings

1. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
2. (logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
3. (grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
4. (grammar) distributive case
5. (grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
6. (mathematics) A distributive numeral.
7. (mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.

Example Sentences

a distributive numeral, such as Latin "bini" (two by two)

a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as "each", "either", or "every"

If function f is distributive with respect to function g, then f(a,g(b,c))=g(f(a,b),f(a,c)).

If the operation ⋆ is distributive with respect to the operation ∘, then a⋆(b∘c)=(a⋆b)∘(a⋆c).

Word Forms

• distributives

Synonyms for distributive

Depending on context, synonyms include pervasive, spreading, diffusive, permeant, disseminative, scattering.

Antonyms for distributive

Common opposites include collective.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include apportionable, allocatable, diffusing, allocable, separative, pervasive.

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