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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

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

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Addition of vectors is commutative such that A + B = B + A .

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Because matrix multiplication is not commutative, order matters.

From Textbooks Feb. 13, 2015

Therefore it is evident that both are comprised under commutative justice.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas




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