distributiveness


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dis·trib·u·tive

 (dĭ-strĭb′yə-tĭv)
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or involving distribution.
b. Serving to distribute.
2. Mathematics Of or relating to a property involving two binary operations, usually multiplication and addition, in which the product of an element with a sum of terms is equal to the sum of the individual products of that element with each term. That is, if a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c, then the operation indicated by × is distributive over the operation indicated by +.
3. Grammar Referring to each individual or entity of a group separately rather than collectively, as every in the sentence Every employee attended the meeting.
n.
A distributive word or term.
dis·trib′u·tive·ly adv.
dis·trib′u·tive·ness n.
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