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commutative

[kuh-myoo-tuh-tiv, kom-yuh-tay-tiv] / kəˈmju tə tɪv, ˈkɒm jəˌteɪ tɪv /


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Since changing the order of the subtraction does not give the same result, we know that subtraction is not commutative.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

Since changing the order of the division did not give the same result, division is not commutative.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

Similarly, the commutative property of multiplication states that numbers may be multiplied in any order without affecting the product.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

Because matrix multiplication is not commutative, order matters.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

In the second case of striking against different employers, the "sympathizers" are striking against a just employer and are violating their work contract which binds in commutative justice.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan


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