commutative

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Since changing the order of the division did not give the same result, division is not commutative.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

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.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

The commutative property has to do with order.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

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

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

An indication of the specific difference between distributive and commutative justice is that the same individual may be just in private matters and unjust in public matters.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome