commutative

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

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

We saw that subtraction and division were not commutative.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

When we have to simplify algebraic expressions, we can often make the work easier by applying the commutative or associative property first, instead of automatically following the order of operations.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Unlike most operations we’ve seen, the cross product is not commutative.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

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 Callan, Charles Jerome