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<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A resolving a whole into its parts.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <def>The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.</def>

<cs><col>Geographical distribution</col>, <cd>the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Apportionments; allotment; dispensation; disposal; dispersion; classification; arrangement.</syn>

<h1>Distributional</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis`tri*bu"tion*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to distribution.</def>

<i>Huxley.</i>

<h1>Distributionist</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis`tri*bu"tion*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A distributer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Distributive</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis*trib"u*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>distributif</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share.</def> "<i>Distributive</i> justice."

<i>Swift.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Assigning the species of a general term.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; <as>as, a <ex>distributive</ex> adjective or pronoun</as>, such as <i>each</i>, <i>either</i>, <i>every</i>; a <ex>distributive</ex> numeral</as>, as (Latin) <i>bini</i> (two by two).</def>

<cs><col>Distributive operation</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>any operation which either consists of two or more parts, or works upon two or more things, and which is such that the result of the total operation is the same as the aggregated result of the two or more partial operations. Ordinary multiplication is <i>distributive<i>, since <mathex>a &times; (b + c) = ab + ac</mathex>, and <mathex>(a + b) &times; c = ac + bc</mathex>.</cd> -- <col>Distributive proportion</col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Fellowship</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Distributive</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis*trib"u*tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.</def>

<h1>Distributively</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis*trib"u*tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By distribution; singly; not collectively; in a distributive manner.</def>

<h1>Distributiveness</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis*trib"u*tive*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Quality of being distributive.</def>

<h1>District</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis"trict</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>districtus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Rigorous; stringent; harsh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Punishing with the rod of <b>district</b> severity. <i>Foxe.</i></blockquote>

<h1>District</h1> <Xpage=436>