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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 did not give the same result, we know that subtraction is not commutative.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

The commutative properties only apply to addition and multiplication!

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

For instance, consider We begin by using the associative and commutative properties of multiplication to regroup the factors.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

These are the commutative properties, the associative properties, the distributive property, the identity properties, and the inverse properties.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Hence there are two species of justice, distributive and commutative.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint




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