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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
distributive
adjective
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■ 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 than with those of Rawls.
▪ Second, the outcome of the game does not correspond to any ideal of distributive justice.
▪ This definition of voluntariness exhibits a particular ideal of distributive justice.
▪ It arose in argument and action concerned with freedom, retributive and distributive justice.
▪ Questions of peace and war, global distributive justice, gender and racial inequality, and environmental degradation concern us all.
▪ Indubitably this vision of distributive justice satisfies the demands of liberal philosophy, because it respects both formal equality and individual autonomy.
▪ We can compare this concept of distributive justice found in choice theories with an equivalent pattern found in interests theories.
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▪ Channel structure To a great extent a manufacturer's choice of distributive intermediaries is governed by the members in that channel.
▪ If the distributive trades are included with the above, then three freemen out of every five provided for the customer.
▪ Rural areas have relatively larger proportions employed in low-paying industries such as agriculture, distributive trades and tourism.
▪ The place value identification of criterion 1a is required in addition to the distributive law and this combination proved very demanding for low attainers.
▪ The weight of advertising put behind major brands has given these manufacturers influence over their distributive outlets.
▪ These conclusions thus accord more with Hayek's views on distributive justice than with those of Rawls.
▪ We can compare this concept of distributive justice found in choice theories with an equivalent pattern found in interests theories.
▪ Whatever the legal concepts employed, interests theory promotes communitarian values in its theory of distributive justice.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Distributive

Distributive \Dis*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. distributif.]

  1. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share. ``Distributive justice.''
    --Swift.

  2. (Logic) Assigning the species of a general term.

  3. (Gram.) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two).

    Distributive operation (Math.), any operation which either consists of two or more parts, or works upon two or more things, and which is such that the result of the total operation is the same as the aggregated result of the two or more partial operations. Ordinary multiplication is distributive, since a [times] (b + c) = ab + ac, and (a + b) [times] c = ac + bc.

    Distributive proportion. (Math.) See Fellowship.

Distributive

Distributive \Dis*trib"u*tive\, n. (Gram.) A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
distributive

mid-15c., from Middle French distributif, from Late Latin distributivus, from Latin distribut-, past participle stem of distribuere (see distribution). Related: Distributively.

Wiktionary
distributive

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 individual components of another operation. 4 (context logic English) Assigning the species of a general term. 5 (context grammar English) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively. n. 1 (context grammar English) A distributive adjective or pronoun. 2 (context math English) A distributive numeral.

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WordNet
distributive

  1. adj. serving to distribute or allot or disperse [ant: collective]

  2. tending to disperse [syn: dispersive]

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Wikipedia
Distributive

Distributive may refer to:

  • Distributive property, in algebra and logic
  • Distributive pronoun and distributive adjective (determiner), in linguistics
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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.