Distributable vs Distributive - What's the difference?
distributable | distributive |
Relating to distribution.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
(logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
(grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
As adjectives the difference between distributable and distributive
is that distributable is capable of being distributed while distributive is relating to distribution.As a noun distributive is
(grammar) a distributive adjective or pronoun.distributive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- distributive justice
- (Jonathan Swift)
- If function f'' is distributive with respect to function ''g , then .
- If the operation is distributive with respect to the operation , then .
- a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as "each", "either", or "every"
- a distributive numeral, such as Latin "bini" (two by two)