Distributive may refer to:
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Distributive property
In mathematics, the distributive property of binary operations generalizes the distributive law, which asserts that the equality
x \cdot (y + z) = x \cdot y + x \cdot z
is always true in elementary algebra.
For example, in elementary arithmetic ...
, in algebra, logic and mathematics
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Distributive pronoun A distributive pronoun considers members of a group separately, rather than collectively.
They include '' either, neither'' and others.
* "to each his own" �'each2,(pronoun)Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary'' (2007)
* "Men take each other's ...
and distributive adjective (determiner), in linguistics
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Distributive case
The distributive case ( abbreviated ) is used on nouns for the meanings of ''per'' or ''each.''
In Hungarian it is ''-nként'' and expresses the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one (e.g., ''fejenként'' "per head", '' ...
, in linguistics
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Distributive numeral
In linguistics, a distributive numeral, or distributive number word, is a word that answers "how many times each?" or "how many at a time?", such as ''singly'' or ''doubly''. They are contrasted with multipliers. In English, this part of speec ...
, in linguistics
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