commutative
[ kuh-myoo-tuh-tiv, kom-yuh-tey-tiv ]
/ kəˈmyu tə tɪv, ˈkɒm yəˌteɪ tɪv /
adjective
of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
Mathematics.
- (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.
- having reference to this property: commutative law for multiplication.
Origin of commutative
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Example sentences from the Web for commutative
Negative Numbers may be regarded as resulting from the commutative law for addition and subtraction.
This is included in the preceding, but it is simpler in that the various operations are commutative.
Often the meaning of a sentence tacitly implies that the commutative law does not hold.
The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll |Various“Simple” practice involves an application of the commutative law.
British Dictionary definitions for commutative
commutative
/ (kəˈmjuːtətɪv, ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪtɪv) /
adjective
relating to or involving substitution
maths logic
- (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
- relating to this propertythe commutative law of addition
Derived forms of commutative
commutatively, adverbScientific definitions for commutative
commutative
[ kə-myōō′tə-tĭv, kŏm′yə-tā′tĭv ]
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.