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distributive property
[ dih-strib-yuh-tiv prop-er-tee ]
noun
- Mathematics. the property that terms in an expression may be expanded in a particular way to form an equivalent expression.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of distributive property1
First recorded in 1810–15
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