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commutative

adj

Etymology

From French commuter (“to substitute or switch”) + -ative (“tending to”). See commute.

  1. derived from commuter

Definitions

  1. Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the…

    Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.

    • Addition on the real numbers is commutative because for any real numbers s,t, it is true that s#43;t#61;t#43;s.
    • Addition and multiplication are commutative operations but subtraction and division are not.

  2. Having a commutative operation.

  3. Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions…

    Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.

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    1. Relating to exchange

      Relating to exchange; interchangeable.

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Derived

cocommutative, combinatorial commutative algebra, commutative algebra, commutative group, commutative justice, commutatively, commutativeness, commutative property, commutative ring, commutativity, gyrocommutative, noncommutative, supercommutative, uncommutative

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