commutative
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Meaning
- adjective Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
Addition on the real numbers is commutative because for any real numbers s,t, it is true that s+t=t+s.
- adjective Having a commutative operation.
- adjective Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
- adjective Relating to exchange; interchangeable.
Similar words
independent monoid semigroup semigroups abelian anticommuting cocommutative nonassociative antidirected anticommutative
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