adj
Meaning 1
Relating to distribution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
distributive
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adj
Meaning 2
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
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adj
Meaning 3
A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- 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).
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adj
Meaning 4
Assigning the species of a general term.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Meaning 5
Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as "each", "either", or "every"
- a distributive numeral, such as Latin "bini" (two by two)
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noun
Meaning 6
distributive case
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
A distributive adjective or pronoun.
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 8
A distributive numeral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 9
serving to distribute or allot or disperse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: collective
History
Etymology
From Middle French distributif, from Latin distribūtīvus.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: разпределителен (razpredelitelen) — relating to distribution
- Catalan: distributiu — relating to distribution
- Finnish: distributiivinen — relating to distribution
- Greek: διανεμητικός (dianemitikós) — relating to distribution
- Italian: distributivo — relating to distribution
- Latin: distribūtīvus — relating to distribution
- Romanian: distributiv — relating to distribution
- Russian: дистрибуцио́нный (distribuciónnyj) — relating to distribution
- Swedish: distributiv — relating to distribution
- Tagalog: bahagihin — relating to distribution
- Finnish: jako- — tending to distribute
- Finnish: distributiivinen — tending to distribute
- Latin: distribūtīvus — tending to distribute
- Tagalog: bahagihin — tending to distribute
- Czech: distributivní — math: property of functions
- Finnish: distributiivinen — math: property of functions
- French: distributif — math: property of functions
- German: distributiv — math: property of functions
- Icelandic: dreifinn — math: property of functions
- Latin: distribūtīvus — math: property of functions
- Polish: rozdzielny — math: property of functions
- Romanian: distributiv — math: property of functions
- Tagalog: bahagihin — math: property of functions
- Chinese Mandarin: 周延 (zhōuyán) — in logic
- Finnish: distributiivinen — in logic
- Bulgarian: разделителен (razdelitelen) — in grammar
- Catalan: distributiu — in grammar
- Finnish: distributiivinen — in grammar
- French: distributif — in grammar
- Georgian: წილობითი რიცხვითი სახელი (c̣ilobiti ricxviti saxeli) — in grammar
- Hebrew: דיסטריבוטיבי — in grammar
- Italian: distributivo — in grammar
- Portuguese: distributivo — in grammar
- Spanish: distributivo — in grammar
- Turkish: üleştirme — in grammar
- Georgian: წილობითი რიცხვითი სახელი (c̣ilobiti ricxviti saxeli) — Translations
- Hebrew: דיסטריבוטיב — Translations