distributive

/dis'tribjutiv/

Thân thiện

The teacher explains the distributive property on the chalkboard.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. serving to distribute or allot or disperse