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.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
The commutative properties only apply to addition and multiplication!
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
We have seen that vector addition in two dimensions satisfies the commutative, associative, and additive inverse properties.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Addition of vectors is commutative such that A + B = B + A .
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Now commutative justice consists in rendering something to one person, while distributive justice consists in giving something to many.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
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