[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; […]
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Distributive
//dɪsˈtɹɪbjʊtɪv//
Synonyms for "distributive" (30 found)
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1 entriesderived
11 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
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Translations
37 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- разделителен adj (in grammar)
- разпределителен adj (relating to distribution)
Catalan
2 entries- distributiu adj (relating to distribution)
- distributiu adj (in grammar)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 周延 adj (in logic)
Czech
1 entries- distributivní adj (math: property of functions)
Finnish
4 entries- distributiivinen adj (relating to distribution)
- distributiivinen adj (tending to distribute)
- distributiivinen adj (math: property of functions)
- distributiivinen adj (in logic)
French
2 entries- distributif adj (math: property of functions)
- distributif adj (in grammar)
Georgian
2 entries- წილობითი რიცხვითი სახელი adj (in grammar)
- წილობითი რიცხვითი სახელი noun (Translations)
German
1 entries- distributiv adj (math: property of functions)
Greek
1 entries- διανεμητικός adj (relating to distribution)
Hebrew
2 entries- דיסטריבוטיבי adj (in grammar)
- דיסטריבוטיב noun (Translations)
Icelandic
1 entries- dreifinn adj (math: property of functions)
Italian
2 entries- distributivo adj (relating to distribution)
- distributivo adj (in grammar)
Latin
3 entries- distribūtīvus adj (relating to distribution)
- distribūtīvus adj (tending to distribute)
- distribūtīvus adj (math: property of functions)
Polish
1 entries- rozdzielny adj (math: property of functions)
Portuguese
1 entries- distributivo adj (in grammar)
Romanian
2 entries- distributiv adj (relating to distribution)
- distributiv adj (math: property of functions)
Russian
1 entries- дистрибуцио́нный adj (relating to distribution)
Spanish
1 entries- distributivo adj (in grammar)
Swedish
1 entries- distributiv adj (relating to distribution)
Tagalog
3 entries- bahagihin adj (relating to distribution)
- bahagihin adj (tending to distribute)
- bahagihin adj (math: property of functions)
Turkish
1 entries- üleştirme adj (in grammar)
Sample sentences
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If function f is distributive with respect to function g, then f(a,g(b,c))=g(f(a,b),f(a,c)).
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If the operation ⋆ is distributive with respect to the operation ∘, then a⋆(b∘c)=(a⋆b)∘(a⋆c).
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a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as "each", "either", or "every"
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