English-Thai Dictionary

distributive

ADJ ซึ่ง แบ่ง ได้  ซึ่ง แจก ได้  ที่ แบ่งสรร  sueng-bang-dai

 

distributiveness

N การ แบ่งสรร ปันส่วน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISTRIBUTIVE

a. 1. That distributes; that divides and assigns in portions; that deals to each his proper share; as distributive justice.
2. That assigns the various species of a general term.
3. That separates or divides; as a distributive adjective.

 

DISTRIBUTIVE

n.In grammar, a word that divides or distributes, as each and every, which represent the individuals of a collective number as separate.

 

DISTRIBUTIVELY

adv. By distribution; singly; not collectively.

 

DISTRIBUTIVENESS

n.Desire of distributing. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISTRIBUTIVE

Dis *trib "u *tive, a. Etym: [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 )

 

Defn: Assigning the species of a general term.

 

3. (Gram. )

 

Defn: 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 × (b + c ) = ab + ac, and (a +b ) × c = ac + bc. -- Distributive proportion. (Math. ) See Fellowship.

 

DISTRIBUTIVE

DISTRIBUTIVE Dis *trib "u *tive, n. (Gram. )

 

Defn: A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.

 

DISTRIBUTIVELY

DISTRIBUTIVELY Dis *trib "u *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: By distribution; singly; not collectively; in a distributive manner.

 

DISTRIBUTIVENESS

DISTRIBUTIVENESS Dis *trib "u *tive *ness, n.

 

Defn: Quality of being distributive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

distributive

dis tri bu tive |disˈtribyətiv dəˈstrɪbjədɪv | ▶adjective 1 concerned with the supply of goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers: transportation and distributive industries. • concerned with the way in which things are shared between people: the distributive effects of public expenditure | distributive justice. 2 Grammar (of a determiner or pronoun ) referring to each individual of a class, not to the class collectively, e.g., each, either . 3 Mathematics (of an operation ) fulfilling the condition that, when it is performed on two or more quantities already combined by another operation, the result is the same as when it is performed on each quantity individually and the products then combined. ▶noun Grammar a distributive word. DERIVATIVES dis trib u tive ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French distributif, -ive or late Latin distributivus, from Latin distribut- ‘divided up, ’ from the verb distribuere (see distribute ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

distributive

distributive |dɪˈstrɪbjʊtɪv | ▶adjective 1 concerned with the supply of goods to retailers: transport and distributive industries. • concerned with the way in which things are shared between people: the distributive effects of public expenditure. 2 Grammar (of a determiner or pronoun ) referring to each individual of a class, not to the class collectively, e.g. each, either . 3 Mathematics (of an operation ) fulfilling the condition that, when it is performed on two or more quantities already combined by another operation, the result is the same as when it is performed on each quantity individually and the products then combined. ▶noun Grammar a distributive word. DERIVATIVES distributively adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French distributif, -ive or late Latin distributivus, from Latin distribut- ‘divided up ’, from the verb distribuere (see distribute ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

distributive

dis trib u tive /dɪstrɪ́bjətɪv /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 分配 [配給, 配送 ]の [にかかわる ]; 流通の .2 〘文法 〙配分的な (意味を表す ).3 〘論 〙周延的な .名詞 C 〘文法 〙配分詞 〘each, every, eitherなど 〙.