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commutative

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

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

The commutative properties only apply to addition and multiplication!

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

But the term commutative has no longer much meaning when applied to the respect due to the life, the liberty, or the honor of others.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul