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commutative

[kuh-myoo-tuh-tiv, kom-yuh-tey-tiv] / kəˈmju tə tɪv, ˈkɒm jəˌteɪ tɪv /


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We saw that subtraction and division were not commutative.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

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

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

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

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Similarly, the commutative property of multiplication states that numbers may be multiplied in any order without affecting the product.

From Textbooks Feb. 13, 2015

All will depend on the character of the law, whether it is penal or preceptive, and if preceptive, whether it obliges in virtue of legal or of commutative justice.

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




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