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1. (adj.) commutative
of or pertaining to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
2. commutative
(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&xtimes;b=b&xtimes;
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3. commutative
having reference to this property:
the commutative law for multiplication.
Etymology: (1525–35; < ML)
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1. (adj) commutative
(of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
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1. (adj) commutative
relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal
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