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commutative.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

    not-comparable
    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.

    not-comparable
  3. Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.

    not-comparable
  4. Relating to exchange; interchangeable.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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