commutative
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Definitions ofcommutative
- (of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
Example: "Addition and multiplication are commutative operations but subtraction and division are not."
- (of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.
- (of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
- Relating to exchange; interchangeable.
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