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com·mu·ta·tive C0520000 (kŏm′yə-tā′tĭv, kə-myo͞o′tə-tĭv)adj.1. Relating to, involving, or characterized by substitution, interchange, or exchange.2. Independent of order. Used of a logical or mathematical operation that combines objects or sets of objects two at a time. If a × b = b × a, the operation indicated by × is commutative. com·mu′ta·tiv′i·ty (kə-myo͞o′tə-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.commutative (kəˈmjuːtətɪv; ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪtɪv) adj1. relating to or involving substitution2. (Mathematics) 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 notb. relating to this property: the commutative law of addition. 3. (Logic) 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 notb. relating to this property: the commutative law of addition. comˈmutatively advcom•mu•ta•tive (kəˈmyu tə tɪv, ˈkɒm yəˌteɪ tɪv) adj. 1. of or pertaining to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange. 2. 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 axb=bx a. b. having reference to this property: the commutative law for multiplication. [1525–35; < Medieval Latin] com•mu`ta•tiv′i•ty, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | commutative - (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementindependent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" | TranslationsμεταθετικόςcommutableкоммутативныйcommutativeenUK
commutative Maths Logica. (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 commutativeenUK
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