distributive

English

Etymology

From Middle French distributif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈtɹɪbjʊtɪv/

Adjective

distributive (comparative more distributive, superlative most distributive)

1. Relating to distribution.
2. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
   • 1709, [Jonathan Swift], A Project for the Advancement of Religion, and the Reformation of Manners. […], London: […] Benj[amin] Tooke, […], →OCLC, page 40:

     [I]t is worth obſerving the diſtributive Juſtice of the Authors, which is conſtantly applied to the Puniſhment of Virtue, and the Reward of Vice; […]

3. (mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.

   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 $\star$ is distributive with respect to the operation $\circ$, then $a\star (b\circ c)=(a\star b)\circ (a\star c)$.

4. (logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
5. (grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.

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

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

Derived terms

• distributive education
• distributive justice
• distributive lattice
• distributive number
• semidistributive
• temporal distributive

 

Translations

relating to distribution

• Bulgarian: разпределителен (razpredelitelen)
• Finnish: distributiivinen
• Greek: διανεμητικός (el) (dianemitikós)
• Romanian: distributiv (ro)
• Russian: дистрибуцио́нный (ru) (distribuciónnyj)
• Swedish: distributiv (sv)
• Tagalog: bahagihin

tending to distribute

• Finnish: jako- (fi), distributiivinen
• Tagalog: bahagihin

math: property of functions

• Czech: distributivní m
• Finnish: distributiivinen
• French: distributif (fr)
• German: distributiv (de)
• Icelandic: dreifinn m
• Polish: rozdzielny m
• Romanian: distributiv (ro)
• Tagalog: bahagihin

in logic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 周延 (zh) (zhōuyán)

• Finnish: distributiivinen

in grammar

• Bulgarian: разделителен (bg) (razdelitelen)
• Finnish: distributiivinen
• Georgian: წილობითი რიცხვითი სახელი (c̣ilobiti ricxviti saxeli)
• Hebrew: דיסטריבוטיבי
• Turkish: üleştirme (tr)

Noun

distributive (plural distributives)

1. (grammar) distributive case
2. (grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
3. (mathematics) A distributive numeral.

Translations

Translations

• Georgian: წილობითი რიცხვითი სახელი (c̣ilobiti ricxviti saxeli)
• Hebrew: דיסטריבוטיב m

French

Adjective

distributive

1. feminine singular of distributif

Italian

Adjective

distributive

1. feminine plural of distributivo

Swedish

Adjective

distributive

1. definite natural masculine singular of distributiv