1. relating to or involving distribution or the act of giving out or spreading something
2. in mathematics, describing a property where an operation applied to a sum equals the sum of the operation applied to each term
Usage: mathematics

1. a word that refers to members of a group individually rather than collectively
Usage: grammar

Examples

• The company has a distributive system for sharing profits among employees.
• Multiplication is distributive over addition in algebra.
• The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.
• Each student received a distributive share of the class materials.
• Words like ‘each’ and ‘every’ are distributive determiners.
• The distributive justice system aims to allocate resources fairly.
• In grammar, ‘each’ is considered a distributive pronoun.