commute
commute is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, commute is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofcommute
- To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
Example: "to commute tithes into rentcharges for a sum; to commute market rents for a premium, to commute daily fares for a season ticket"
- Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.
Example: "A pair of matrices share the same set of eigenvectors if and only if they commute."
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