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commutative

[kuh-myoo-tuh-tiv, kom-yuh-tey-tiv] / kəˈmyu tə tɪv, ˈkɒm yəˌteɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
changeable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capricious fickle fluctuating mercurial protean shifting unpredictable unsettled unstable varying volatile
STRONG
changeful mutable
WEAK
agitated convertible fitful flighty fluid impulsive inconstant indecisive irregular irresolute irresponsible kaleidoscopic mobile movable permutable restless reversible revocable skittish spasmodic transformable transitional uncertain unreliable unsteady vacillating vagrant variable variant versatile wavering whimsical
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm constant stable steadfast steady unvarying
WEAK
certain changeless fixed lasting reliable sure unchangeable undeviating

Example Sentences

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The commutative properties apply only to addition and multiplication!

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

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

Obedience to Tax Laws.—Obedience to just laws is owed either from legal justice alone, or also from commutative justice with the burden of restitution.

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.