distributive
/dis'tribjutiv/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or involving distribution: Pertaining to the act of giving out or spreading something among a group of people or over an area.
- Characterized by allotment or dispersion: Describing something that serves to divide and allocate items or resources.
- (Grammar) Referring to individual members of a group separately: In grammar, a distributive word expresses that something applies to each individual member of a group considered separately.
Usage and Examples
General Use (Distribution):
- The company implemented a new distributive system for its products.
- We studied the distributive effects of the new tax policy across different income levels.
Grammar Use:
- Words like "each," "every," and "either" are distributive pronouns.
- In the sentence "Each student received a book," the word "each" has a distributive function.
Advanced Usage and Notes
- Mathematics and Logic: In mathematics, a distributive operation (like multiplication over addition: a × (b + c) = a×b + a×c) shows how one operation can be distributed over another.
- The distributive property is a fundamental law in arithmetic and algebra.
- Economics and Social Sciences: Used to describe policies or patterns related to the allocation of wealth, resources, or opportunities.
- The report analyzed the distributive justice of the healthcare system.
Variants and Related Words
- Distribute (verb): To give out or deliver something to a number of people.
- The charity will distribute food to those in need.
- Distribution (noun): The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.
- The distribution of pamphlets will start tomorrow.
- Distributor (noun): A person or company that supplies goods to stores or other businesses.
- He works as a wholesale distributor.
Synonyms
- Allocative: Relating to the process of allocating resources.
- Dispersive: Tending to spread over a wide area.
- Apportioning: Dividing and sharing out.
Antonyms
- Collective: Done by people acting as a group.
- Cumulative: Increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions.
- Aggregative: Formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items.
Related Phrases and Terms
- Distributive justice: A concept in ethics and political philosophy concerning the fair allocation of goods in a society.
- Philosophers have long debated the principles of distributive justice.
- Distributive bargaining: A competitive negotiation strategy where one party's gain is the other's loss.
- The union and management engaged in distributive bargaining over wages.
Adjective
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serving to distribute or allot or disperse
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