non-distributive
|non-dis-trib-u-tive|
/nɒn-dɪˈstrɪbjʊtɪv/
not involving distribution
Etymology
'non-distributive' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'distributive' which comes from Latin 'distributivus', meaning 'dividing' or 'distributing'.
'distributivus' transformed into the English word 'distributive', and with the addition of the prefix 'non-', it became 'non-distributive'.
Initially, 'distributive' meant 'dividing or distributing', and with the prefix 'non-', it evolved to mean 'not involving distribution'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not distributive; not involving or characterized by distribution.
The non-distributive property of the operation was evident in the equation.
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