distributive property

[ dih-strib-yuh-tiv prop-er-tee ]

/ dɪˈstrɪb yə tɪv ˌprɒp ər ti /

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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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