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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.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

In order to combine like terms in the next example, we will use the commutative property of addition to write the like terms together.

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

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

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