Nearby Words
Commutative Property www.tutorcircle.com Get Help with Algebra Commutative Property From Experts. Try Demo Now
Commutative Definition Dictionary.com Find Definitions For Any Word.Get Your Free Dictionary.com Toolbar.
Ads
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.
Origin:
1525–35; < Medieval Latin commūtātīvus, equivalent to Latin commūtāt(us) (past participle of commūtāre; see commute, -ate1) + -īvus -ive
1525–35; < Medieval Latin commūtātīvus, equivalent to Latin commūtāt(us) (past participle of commūtāre; see commute, -ate1) + -īvus -ive
Related forms
com·mu·ta·tive·ly, adverb
com·mu·ta·tiv·i·ty, noun
non·com·mu·ta·tive, adjective
un·com·mu·ta·tive, adjective
un·com·mu·ta·tive·ly, adverb
EXPANDun·com·mu·ta·tive·ness, noun
COLLAPSE
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To commutative
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Commutative
is always a great word to know.
So is exponent. Does it mean:
| pertaining to the mathematical prerequisites for the study of calculus, as algebra, analytical geometry, and trigonometry |
| a symbol or number placed above and after another symbol or number to denote the power to which the latter is to be raised |
Collins
World English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
commutative
1530s, from M.L. commutativus, from L. commutat-, pp. stem of commutare (see commute).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
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. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.