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

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In order to combine like terms in the next example, we will use the commutative property of addition to write the like terms together.

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We saw that subtraction and division were not commutative.

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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.

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Whoever professes it ought to be learned in the laws, and understand distributive and commutative justice, in order to right all mankind.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de