Algebra - vocabulary

noun

Pronunciation:

[dɪsˌtrɪbjʊˈtɪvɪti]

Meaning:

a property connecting addition and multiplication; for all numbers a, b, c it holds that a(b+c) = ac + bc and (a+b)c = ac + bc

Sources:

https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/55790?redirectedFrom=distributivity#eid

https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/55787#eid6517953

https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Distributive.html