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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

The commutative properties apply only to addition and multiplication!

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

In your own words, state the commutative property of addition.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

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

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

An indication of the specific difference between distributive and commutative justice is that the same individual may be just in private matters and unjust in public matters.

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




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