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distributive

Word definitions for distributive in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. serving to distribute or allot or disperse [ant: collective ] tending to disperse [syn: dispersive ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Middle French distributif , from Late Latin distributivus , from Latin distribut- , past participle stem of distribuere (see distribution ). Related: Distributively .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Distributive \Dis*trib"u*tive\, n. (Gram.) A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Relating to distribution. 2 Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each. 3 (context mathematics English) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN justice ▪ Whatever the legal concepts employed, interests theory promotes communitarian values in its theory of distributive justice . ▪ These conclusions thus accord more with Hayek's views on distributive justice ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Distributive may refer to: Distributive property , in algebra and logic Distributive pronoun and distributive adjective (determiner), in linguistics

Usage examples of distributive.

Distributive are those that determine the Rights of the Subjects, declaring to every man what it is, by which he acquireth and holdeth a propriety in lands, or goods, and a right or liberty of action: and these speak to all the Subjects.

In the case of porous rock, the oil, influenced by those compressive forces, will seep upward through the rock until the distributive pressure eases, when it will come to rest at or very close to the surface of the earth.

This is the highest abstract standard of social and distributive justice.

To say the truth, I had conceived a few scruples with relation to the distributive justice of princes upon those occasions.