commutative

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The commutative property has to do with order.

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We saw that subtraction and division were not commutative.

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When we have to simplify algebraic expressions, we can often make the work easier by applying the commutative or associative property first, instead of automatically following the order of operations.

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

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Now it is an act of commutative injustice to take away what belongs to another.

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