What is the meaning of distributive property expression

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.

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