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distributive

dis.trib.u.tive \dis-'trib-y*t-iv\ aj 1: of or relating to distribution : 
   as  1a: dealing a proper share to each of a group  1b: diffusing more or 
   less evenly  of a word  2: referring singly and without exception to the 
   members of a group { each, either, and none are ~} 3: producing the same 
   element when operating on a whole as when operating  on each part and 
   collecting the results {multiplication is ~ relative to addition} - 
   dis.trib.u.tive.ly av