English
selfdistributive
From self- + distributive.
Formed from self- + distributive
Latin distribuō ‘to divide or distribute’
Latin distribūtiō ‘division, distribution’
Latin distribūtīvus
Middle French distributif
English distributive
Today it means
adj Having the property (of an operation) of being distributive with respect to itself. Thus, an operator ◦ is left selfdistributive iff x◦(y◦z) = (x◦y)◦(x◦z), and is right selfdistributive iff (x◦y)◦z = (x◦z)◦(y◦z), for all x, y, z.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “selfdistributive”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / selfdistributive