word which relates to other words individually (such as "each" and "every")
serving to distribute, serving to allot; of or pertaining to distribution
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Distributive Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.
A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.
(a.)
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share.
(a.)
Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two).
Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two).
(a.)
Assigning the species of a general term.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAssigning the species of a general term.
distributive
\dis*trib"u*tive\, n. (gram.) a distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.
distributive
\dis*trib"u*tive\ (?), a. [cf. f. distributif.]
1. tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share. "distributive justice."
2. (logic) assigning the species of a general term.
3. (gram.) expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (latin) bini (two by two).
distributive
operation (math.), any operation which either consists of two or more parts, or works upon two or more things, and which is such that the result of the total operation is the same as the aggregated result of the two or more partial operations. ordinary multiplication is distributive, since a × (b + c) = ab + ac, and (a + b) × c = ac + bc.
distributive
proportion. (math.) see fellowship.
similar words(4)
distributive proportion
distributive lattice
distributive operation
distributive faults
Dosbarthol = a distributive
Rhanedigol = a. distributive
Adjective
1. serving to distribute or allot or disperse
(antonym) collective
(similar) allocable, allocatable, apportionable
(see-also) divided
2. tending to disperse
(synonym) dispersive
(similar) decentralizing(a), decentralising(a)
Distributive Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In abstract algebra and logic, distributivity is a property of binary operations that generalizes the distributive law from elementary algebra. In propositional logic, distribution refers to two valid rules of replacement. The rules allow one to reformulate conjunctions and disjunctions within logical proofs.
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