commutative
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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
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
We have seen that vector addition in two dimensions satisfies the commutative, associative, and additive inverse properties.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Unlike most operations we’ve seen, the cross product is not commutative.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
If contumely is not contrary to commutative justice, there is no duty of restitution.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
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