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COMMUTATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does commutative mean?
• COMMUTATIVE (adjective)
The adjective COMMUTATIVE has 1 sense:
1. (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g.
Familiarity information: COMMUTATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g.
Context example:
a x b = b x a
Similar:
independent (free from external control and constraint)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
commutate (reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current)
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