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What is the meaning of distributive property expression

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distributive property. noun. 1. ... noun. a property indicating a special way in which multiplication is applied to addition of two or more numbers in which each term inside a set of parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses, such as a(b + c) = ab + ac.
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You have to multiply both of the numbers in the parenthesis and then multiply them again them

Ex: 4 x 4 = 16

(2x2) x (2x2)
4 x 4 =16
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