Should the distributive property be a property of multiplicationaddition or both?

The distributive property is primarily associated with multiplication in relation to addition. It states that for any numbers ( a, b, ) and ( c ), the equation ( a \times (b + c) = a \times b + a \times c ) holds true. This property allows for the simplification of expressions and calculations involving multiplication and addition together. While it applies to both operations, it fundamentally describes how multiplication interacts with addition.