commutative
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tə adjective
1.
of or pertaining to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
2.
Mathematics.
a.
(of a binary operation) having the property that one term operating on a second is equal to the second operating on the first, as a × b = b × a.
b.
having reference to this property: commutative law for multiplication.
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World English Dictionary
commutative (kəˈmjuːtətɪv, ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to or involving substitution |
| 2. | maths, logic |
| a. (of an operator) giving the same result irrespective of the order of the arguments; thus disjunction and addition are commutative but implication and subtraction are not | |
| b. relating to this property: the commutative law of addition | |
| com'mutatively | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
commutative
1530s, from M.L. commutativus, from L. commutat-, pp. stem of commutare (see commute).
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Science Dictionary
commutative (kə-my 'tə-tĭv, kŏm'yə-tā'tĭv) Pronunciation Key
Of or relating to binary operations for which changing the order of the inputs does not change the result of the operation. For example, addition is commutative, since a + b = b + a for any two numbers a and b, while subtraction is not commutative, since a - b ` a - b unless both a and b are zero. See also associative, distributive. |
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Example sentences
Identifies symbolic representations of the commutative property.
In arithmetic, operations are interchangeable if they are commutative.
Products are sorted into a canonical order using the commutative law.
Students are able to recognize and use the commutative property of addition and multiplication.
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