Distributive

//dɪsˈtɹɪbjʊtɪv//

"Distributive" in a Sentence (5 examples)

[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; […]

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).

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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