commutative

[kuh-myoo-tuh-tiv, kom-yuh-tey-tiv] / kəˈmyu tə tɪv, ˈkɒm yəˌteɪ tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

changeable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capricious fickle fluctuating mercurial protean shifting unpredictable unsettled unstable varying volatile

STRONG

changeful mutable

WEAK

agitated convertible fitful flighty fluid impulsive inconstant indecisive irregular irresolute irresponsible kaleidoscopic mobile movable permutable restless reversible revocable skittish spasmodic transformable transitional uncertain unreliable unsteady vacillating vagrant variable variant versatile wavering whimsical

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm constant stable steadfast steady unvarying

WEAK

certain changeless fixed lasting reliable sure unchangeable undeviating

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The commutative properties apply only to addition and multiplication!

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

We saw that subtraction and division were not commutative.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

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

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

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

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Therefore the matters of distributive and commutative justice are not distinct.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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