Definition of DISTRIBUTIVE

distributive

Meanings

Plural: distributives

Adjective

  • serving to distribute or allot or disperse

Adj

  • Relating to distribution.
  • Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
  • A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
  • Assigning the species of a general term.
  • Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.

Noun

  • distributive case
  • A distributive adjective or pronoun.
  • A distributive numeral.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French distributif.

Antonyms

collective

Scrabble Score: 18

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Words With Friends Score: 21

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